An Institutional Collaboration and Application of Lotka’s Law to the Research Output of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Authors

Vishal Dattatray Bapte, Knowledge Resource Centre, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, AmravatiFollow
Mohan R. Kherde, Knowledge Resource Centre, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, AmravatiFollow

Date of this Version

Winter 12-13-2019

Abstract

The article presents a scientometric picture of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University. The analysis was carried out on the data extracted in the form of 1908 records extracted from Web of Science during 2001-2019. However for testing of Lotka’s law all the records i.e. 4212 available 1989 were used. An annual growth is highlighted in the study period. The article draws attention to annual growth of publication output, co-authorship network, distribution of publication output on the basis of various subject categories, leading collaborative institutes and countries. Further, the co-authorship network and co-occurrence of keyword analysis have been depicted through VOS-viewer.