A Scientometric Study of University Grants Commission Funded Research during 2013-2022 (original) (raw)

2023, LIS Links Newsletter

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to find out different aspects like the impact of UGCfunded research, country collaboration, core journals, etc. Methodology: The articles analysed in the present study have been collected from the Web of Science (WoS) database, and the period taken is from 2013 to 2022. 44481 articles have been retrieved in .txt format from the WoS database on April 20, 2023. The analysis has been done using Bibexcel, MS Eexcel and Vos Viewer. Findings: It was found that out of 13 articles, 12 received citations. The CAGR value has been found to be 0.84%, which indicates the slow growth of UGC-funded research. 17 journals are found as core journals where researchers prefer to publish their research works. RSC Advances is the journal with the highest number of publications. From the network of author-assigned keywords, it was found that molecular docking, nanoparticles, crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, and oxidative stress are the most commonly used keywords by the researchers. It has been found that chemistry is the most researched area funded by UGC. The USA, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia are the countries with the most collaboration with Indian researchers. Limitation: The current study is limited to the research articles available in the Web of Science database during 2013-2022, which were funded by UGC. There is scope for an indepth analysis to find out the correlation between the amount spent by UGC on research and the impact of those research works in the practical field.

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Table 1: UGC Funded Research Output during 2013-2022 5. Research Output and Impact: The research output is related to the number of publications, and the impact is related to the citations earned by those publications. In a specific area, the research output may be higher, but that does not mean that those studies have more impact, and vice versa. The number of publications published during 2013-2022, and the citations received by those publications during that period, are given in Table 1. During the study window, a total of 44481 articles have received 705605 citations, out of which 41481 articles received at least one citation, while 3207 articles have not received any citations as of the date of data extraction. The cited and non-cited article ratio is 12.95:1, which reflects that out of 13 articles funded by UGC, one article remains uncited.

Table 1: UGC Funded Research Output during 2013-2022 5. Research Output and Impact: The research output is related to the number of publications, and the impact is related to the citations earned by those publications. In a specific area, the research output may be higher, but that does not mean that those studies have more impact, and vice versa. The number of publications published during 2013-2022, and the citations received by those publications during that period, are given in Table 1. During the study window, a total of 44481 articles have received 705605 citations, out of which 41481 articles received at least one citation, while 3207 articles have not received any citations as of the date of data extraction. The cited and non-cited article ratio is 12.95:1, which reflects that out of 13 articles funded by UGC, one article remains uncited.

LIS Links Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, 202 ISSN (Online): 2454-3462 Website: http:/ /newsletter.lislinks.con Fig. 1: Trend Line of Immediacy Index Growth The immediacy index has been calculated to determine the research impact. The data related to the immediacy index is given in Table 2. Fig. 1 represents the variation of the immediacy index during the ten-year study period. An exponential trend line is drawn, yielding an R2 value of 0.899, which indicates that there is variation in the growth of the immediacy index during the period.

LIS Links Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, 202 ISSN (Online): 2454-3462 Website: http:/ /newsletter.lislinks.con Fig. 1: Trend Line of Immediacy Index Growth The immediacy index has been calculated to determine the research impact. The data related to the immediacy index is given in Table 2. Fig. 1 represents the variation of the immediacy index during the ten-year study period. An exponential trend line is drawn, yielding an R2 value of 0.899, which indicates that there is variation in the growth of the immediacy index during the period.

Table 4: Core Group Journals Preferred by the Researchers

Table 4: Core Group Journals Preferred by the Researchers

The top 20 most influential research articles are given in Table 5. The article titled “Precision and correctness in the evaluation of electrocatalytic water splitting: revisiting activity parameters with a critical assessment” is the most cited article during the ten year of study period and was published in 2018. This article got 816 citations. The source title of the paper is Energy & Environmental Science.

The top 20 most influential research articles are given in Table 5. The article titled “Precision and correctness in the evaluation of electrocatalytic water splitting: revisiting activity parameters with a critical assessment” is the most cited article during the ten year of study period and was published in 2018. This article got 816 citations. The source title of the paper is Energy & Environmental Science.

6.1 Publication Trends in Various Subject Categories: For mapping the terms VOSviewer software was used. Since the retrieved number of keywords is huge, the threshold frequency is set to 50 which means minimum occurrence of a keyword in all the journals should be at least 50. After defining the threshold frequency, a total of 223 keywords were obtained. The links between the terms describe the strength of their association with one another. It is quite prominent from the map that terms like- molecular docking, nanoparticles, crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, oxidative stress etc. are the most reflected research areas. To map the keywords, only author keywords have been used. +14 a? . naw we 41 eum a?

6.1 Publication Trends in Various Subject Categories: For mapping the terms VOSviewer software was used. Since the retrieved number of keywords is huge, the threshold frequency is set to 50 which means minimum occurrence of a keyword in all the journals should be at least 50. After defining the threshold frequency, a total of 223 keywords were obtained. The links between the terms describe the strength of their association with one another. It is quite prominent from the map that terms like- molecular docking, nanoparticles, crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, oxidative stress etc. are the most reflected research areas. To map the keywords, only author keywords have been used. +14 a? . naw we 41 eum a?

Table 6: Publication Trends as per Subject Category How to Cite this Article Deka, B., Das, B., & Das, J., & Sahoo, Sanjukta (2023). A Scientometric Study o University Grants Commission Funded Research during 2013-2022. LIS Link Newsletter, 9(1), 23-33. http://newsletter.lislinks.com

Table 6: Publication Trends as per Subject Category How to Cite this Article Deka, B., Das, B., & Das, J., & Sahoo, Sanjukta (2023). A Scientometric Study o University Grants Commission Funded Research during 2013-2022. LIS Link Newsletter, 9(1), 23-33. http://newsletter.lislinks.com

Table 8: Country-wise Publications It is evident from the publication that India has collaborated on at least one paper with 98 countries during the study period. The USA, South Korea and Saudi Arabia are the countries with the most collaboration with Indian researchers. Countries with at least 100 publications that collaborated with India is depicted in Fig. 3. The no of citation per publication is also calculated for each country and depicted in the Fig. 3. From the figure, it can be understood that though some of the countries have high collaboration with India, their citations per article are low. Despite having fewer publications compared to the USA and South Korea, South Africa has the highest citation per article ratio of all collaborative countries.

Table 8: Country-wise Publications It is evident from the publication that India has collaborated on at least one paper with 98 countries during the study period. The USA, South Korea and Saudi Arabia are the countries with the most collaboration with Indian researchers. Countries with at least 100 publications that collaborated with India is depicted in Fig. 3. The no of citation per publication is also calculated for each country and depicted in the Fig. 3. From the figure, it can be understood that though some of the countries have high collaboration with India, their citations per article are low. Despite having fewer publications compared to the USA and South Korea, South Africa has the highest citation per article ratio of all collaborative countries.

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