Publication Productivity of Mathematics in Select Universities of Chandigarh and Punjab: A Scientometric View

The present study focuses on publication productivity in some select Universities of Chandigarh and Punjab during the year 2004-2013. The methodology used for analysing the research output in the field of Mathematics is reflected in Scopus Database. The study deals with 532 publications of Panjab University, Chandigarh (PU), Punjabi University, Patiala (PUP) and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (GNDU) in the field of Mathematics. It examines the Mathematics output by different ways like document type, source type, authorship pattern and degree of collaboration. The study also examines the relative growth rate of publications, doubling time for publications and participative index rate of Universities.