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This article presents a scientometric analysis of academic research output, growth trend, citation&impact, and research collaboration levels in the South Asian region. The analysis is done on several important parameters such as total research production, global share and rank, subject categories, citation impact, in and out-region citation patterns, and inter-country collaborations. The economic indicators relating to higher education and research for the countries in the region are correlated with the analytical results. It also analyses the research growth and maturity levels for the region. In summary, it tries to map the academic research status in the South Asian region, including details about the countries in the region.

Keywords

Citation Analysis, Knowledge Creation, Research Collaboration, Research Impact, Scientometrics.
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