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Citation Analysis of Publications of LIS Teachers in South India


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1 Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India
2 Government First Grade College, Periyapatana, Mysore District, India
     

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This paper analyzes the impact of research contributions of South Indian LIS teachers using citation analysis method. The research output of South Indian LIS teachers published in various national and international journals, conference proceedings, books since 1950s have been collected as available in Google Scholar. It is a known fact that Google Scholar is yet to become a comprehensive database of scholarly literature. So the data sample collected for the study would have some limitations with respect to the comprehensiveness of the data. However, authors believe that the sample available from Google Scholar is sufficient for conducting citation analysis studies. Research contributions of South Indian LIS teachers have been analysed and results are reported with appropriate inferences. 1909 research papers published by the South Indian LIS teachers form the basic data for the study. The number of research papers being published is increasing sharply in recent years. About half of the data collected (48.40%) for the study is in the form of articles published in journals. While DRTC and Karnatak University occupy top two positions in number of articles published. University of Mysore is a close competitor for the second position. Articles from SRLES (28.45%) and Information Studies (9.63%) are visible in Google Scholar more than other journals. 'Organization of Information' and 'Bibliometrics' are the most favoured area of research for South Indian LIS teachers. The study also reports the most cited articles of South Indian LIS teachers. As one could expect Neelameghan, Karisiddappa and Ravichandra Rao occupy the first three positions in the h-index ranking of teachers.

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Academic Impact, LIS Research, H-index, Scholormeter, Bibliometric Studies, Research Contributions, South India.
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Authors

N. S. Harinarayana
Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India
N. Vasantha Raju
Government First Grade College, Periyapatana, Mysore District, India

Abstract


This paper analyzes the impact of research contributions of South Indian LIS teachers using citation analysis method. The research output of South Indian LIS teachers published in various national and international journals, conference proceedings, books since 1950s have been collected as available in Google Scholar. It is a known fact that Google Scholar is yet to become a comprehensive database of scholarly literature. So the data sample collected for the study would have some limitations with respect to the comprehensiveness of the data. However, authors believe that the sample available from Google Scholar is sufficient for conducting citation analysis studies. Research contributions of South Indian LIS teachers have been analysed and results are reported with appropriate inferences. 1909 research papers published by the South Indian LIS teachers form the basic data for the study. The number of research papers being published is increasing sharply in recent years. About half of the data collected (48.40%) for the study is in the form of articles published in journals. While DRTC and Karnatak University occupy top two positions in number of articles published. University of Mysore is a close competitor for the second position. Articles from SRLES (28.45%) and Information Studies (9.63%) are visible in Google Scholar more than other journals. 'Organization of Information' and 'Bibliometrics' are the most favoured area of research for South Indian LIS teachers. The study also reports the most cited articles of South Indian LIS teachers. As one could expect Neelameghan, Karisiddappa and Ravichandra Rao occupy the first three positions in the h-index ranking of teachers.

Keywords


Academic Impact, LIS Research, H-index, Scholormeter, Bibliometric Studies, Research Contributions, South India.

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