Scientometric Dimensions of Chemical Engineering Research in India With Reference to Web of Science Citation Database
Review Of Research Journal Volume - 6, Issue - 4, January - 2017
11 Pages Posted: 17 Jun 2019
Date Written: 2017
Abstract
This study adopts a scientometric approach to quantitatively assess current research trends in Indian research performance in chemical engineering,it analyses scientific papers published during 2011 to 2015. It focuses on countries global publication share, growth rate, citation quality, international collaborative publications share, using 5 years data from the web of science database. The study suggests the need to increase the pace of Indian scientific research and also improve its quality compared with other developed and developing countries. It also suggests the need for India to build up its scientific capacity, competence and knowledge base to help bridging the scientific and technological gap with leading countries.
Keywords: Scientometrics, Chemical Engineering, Web of Science, Relative Growth Rate and Doubling Time
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