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Abstract
This paper analyses the publication productivity of Professor Dr. Kasi.Pitchumani, M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. The data were retrieved from Google Scholar by using Publish or Perish software. The study finding indicates that Prof.Kasi.Pitchumani has produced 229 scholarly publications with 159 journal articles. He has produced an average of five publications each year almost all 98.2% of his publication were multiple authored and he has collaborated with 687 researchers. Prof. Kasi.Pichumani’s scientific articles are published in 35 different Journals; filtering the Bradford’s law of scattering. His publications have received 4414 citations and since 2014 he has 2483 citations and an H index of 34, I10 index of 127. These findings suggest, among other things, that his research efforts have concentrated largely on the organic chemistry Catalyst. He is eminently qualified to be taken as a role model for the younger generation to emulate. He is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding scientists in India.