Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
Paper depicts the results of the analytical study of the citations of the research papers contributed by the authors of the six state universities of Karnataka. The citations covered by the Scopus Index of Elsevier Publisher, USA is the basis of the study. The period of coverage of Scopus Citation Index for the study is complete; citations as depicted by Scopus up to December 2020 are considered. Study furnishes the research performance of well-established six universities of the state of Karnataka with regard the number of research papers contributed, number of citations received, average citations per paper and h-index. Paper also depicts the best performance of faculty members who have contributed research papers in scholarly journals. Collaboration with authors of foreign countries in publishing research work, including the highly cited research papers of some of the authors of the universities are covered under the study