Scientometric study of Research productivity of ARIES, Nainital

Authors

Satish Kumar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore & IIT(ISM), DhanbadFollow

Comments

My name and affiliation should be displayed as follows in the publication:

Satish Kumar

Research Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

(Assistant Librarian, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad)

Abstract

This paper describes scientometric study of research productivity of Scientists of Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the research performance of ARIES, Nainital. For this study, the data is collected from Web of Science (WoS) bibliographical database for the period of 15 years from 2001-2015 and analyzed. 574 research paper has been published over 15 years of time in which 510 research publications are in referred journals and 64 research publications are in conferences, symposiums, bulletins etc. This paper identifies the scientists of ARIES those are active; the areas in which they are active, the journals in which they publish their research work, their productivity in terms of publication, citations and H-Index etc. The paper reveals the collaborating institutions, countries and research funding agencies. Findings also indicate the publication pattern, degree of collaboration as well as the nature of the research activities.