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- Research performance evaluation of leading higher education institutions in Malaysia
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
2 University of Malaya, Faculty of Science, Institute of Mathematical Science, Kuala Lumpur, MY
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
2 University of Malaya, Faculty of Science, Institute of Mathematical Science, Kuala Lumpur, MY
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Current Science, Vol 109, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1159-1164Abstract
We carried out a research performance analysis of leading higher education institutions in Malaysia using bibliometric data from the latest (2014) release of the Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR). We tracked the complete performance chain: input–output–excellence– outcome–productivity using indicators that represent quantity, quality and productivity dimensions. The quantity dimensions are size-dependent, whereas the quality and productivity dimensions are sizeindependent. The largest active institutions, the most productive institutions and the fastest improving institutions over the period 2009–2014 were also identified.Keywords
Bibliometrics, higher educational institutions, performance chain, research performance.Full Text
References
- Tan, H. X., Abu Ujum, E., Choong, K. F. and Ratnavelu, K., Impact analysisof domestic and international collaborations: a Malaysian casestudy. Scientometrics, 2015, 102(1), 885–904.
- MOHE, National higher education action plan: 2007–2010. Ministry ofHigher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2007.
- MOHE, The national higher education strategic plan: laying the foundationbeyond 2020. Ministry of Higher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2007.
- MOHE, Internationalization policy for higher education in Malaysia. Ministryof Higher Education, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2011.
- MOSTI, National survey of research and development (R&D) in Malaysia. Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2012.
- Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, National Science Board, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/
- Hendrix, D., An analysis of bibliometric indicators, National Institutes ofHealth funding, and faculty size at Association of AmericanMedical Colleges medical schools, 1997–2007. J. Med. Libr. Assoc., 2008, 96(4), 324–334.
- Prathap, G., Second order indicators for evaluating international scientific collaboration. Scientometrics, 2013, 95(2), 563–570.
- Leading Indian Higher Education Institutions and the Leiden 2014 and Sir 2013 Rankings
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 11 (2014), Pagination: 1467-1468Abstract
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- Bibliometric Benchmarking of Himalayan Studies in India
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1 CSIR National Institute for Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi 110 012, IN
2 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi 110 012, IN
2 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1053-1054Abstract
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- The Myth of Frugal Innovation in India
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 3 (2014), Pagination: 374-377Abstract
We examine the evidence from large bibliometric databases to see if India is on the way to be able to 'market its distinctive expertise in frugal innovation to the world' and to 'establish a research programme on "science of science and innovation policy"'; two of the recommendations that a recent celebrated report on India's potential for frugal innovation made. We find that there are countries which are more profligate than India in the scramble for leadership in innovation, and also that there are countries which are harnessing their resources more effectively toward the same goal.Keywords
Bibliometric Database, Frugal Innovation, Notional Ideal, Scientific Research.Full Text
- The World of Research According to Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 649-650Abstract
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- Field-Normalized Bibliometric Evaluation of Leading Research Institutions in Chemistry in China and India
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 269-272Abstract
Chemistry is the biggest area of research in which India publishes and it is the second biggest for China in recent years. Within this broad research area, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is India's biggest single academic research contributor, while the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is China's biggest player. In this communication, we use field-normalized bibliometric indicators from the latest (2013) release of SCImago Institutions Rankings World Reports to show that while the leading institutions from CSIR are showing a declining trend in the quality of research output, their counterparts from CAS are rapidly improving on both quality and quantity terms.Keywords
Bibliometric Indicators, Chemistry, Fieldnormalization, Research Institutions Ranking.Full Text
- Rationalization of the S.S. Bhatnagar Prizes Scheme
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1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 6 (2014), Pagination: 790-792Abstract
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- The Performance of Research-Intensive Higher Educational Institutions in India
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 3 (2014), Pagination: 389-396Abstract
The institutions belonging to the higher education sector taken together are the biggest contributor to India's academic research output. In this article we use the datasets from the 2013 release of SCImago Institutions Rankings World Reports to evaluate the longitudinal performance of the quality and quantity of research output of select institutions belonging to this sector for the period 2003-2011. All institutions in this elite category have a reasonable to high growth rate in output. However, from the quality angle, we see that the high performers which are mainly the institutions of national importance are now at a relatively low growth level. We also identify a few institutions which are showing promisingly high rates of improvement in quality of research.Keywords
Higher Education, Institutions, Longitudinal Performance, Research Output.Full Text
- A Bibliometric Profile of Current Science
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1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 7 (2014), Pagination: 958-963Abstract
We carry out a citation-based bibliometric profiling of the journal Current Science. A three-dimensional approach breaks down scholarly performance into three primary components - quantity, quality and consistency. The citation data are retrieved from the Web of Science. We quantify the evolution of these primary indicators with time, and along with two additional secondary indicators, the h-index and the z-index, identify the most productive authors, cities and states that have published articles and notes in Current Science in the recent past.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Citation, Current Science, Indicators, Three-Dimensional Evaluation.Full Text
- India's Declining Share in Computational Mechanics Research
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1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 8 (2014), Pagination: 1110-1113Abstract
Modern science began with Galileo's discourses on two new sciences, name ly kinematics and materials science. Over five centuries, the discipline of mechanics which emerged from such studies has played a leading role in many engineering disciplines. Over the last five decades, with the advent of digital computing, mechanics has become 'algorithmized' and this new discipline of computational mechanics has played a very significant role in modern science and engineering, from the execution of megaprojects to the fabrication of nano and quantum devices. In this communication, using bibliometric techniques, we examine India's current place in the area of computational mechanics research and see stagnation and may be a steady decline.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Citation, Computational Mechanics, Indicators, Three-Dimensional Evaluation.Full Text
- Open Access and Impact Factors Revisited
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 733-734Abstract
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- Bibliometrics-Problems and Promises
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1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 147-148Abstract
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- The Nature of Scientific Collaboration
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 149-150Abstract
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- End-to-End performance Analysis of CSIR
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 8 (2014), Pagination: 1221-1222Abstract
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- Indian and Chinese Higher Education Institutions Compared Using an End-To-End Evaluation
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1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 10 (2015), Pagination: 1922-1926Abstract
The latest (2014) release of the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) allows to compare the research performance of leading higher education institutions in India and China using an end-to-end bibliometric performance analysis procedure. Six carefully chosen primary and secondary bibliometric indicators summarize the chain of activity: input-output-excellence- outcome-productivity. From principal component analysis it is established that the primary indicators are orthogonal and represent size-dependent quantity and size-independent quality/productivity dimensions respectively. Using this insight two-dimensional maps can be used to visualize the results.Keywords
Bibliometrics Indicators, Higher Education Institutions, Principal Component Analysis, Research Performance.Full Text
- CSIR in SIR 2015
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1 Kerala Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 Kerala Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 288-289Abstract
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- Excellence Mapping of Successful Universities and Research-Focused Institutions in India
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 8 (2016), Pagination: 1362-1363Abstract
We use web applications that are now available to visualize scientific excellence worldwide in several subject areas, to see how Indian universities and research-focused institutions fare in the world of highend research. Only in five out of twenty-two subject areas, does India have a presence among global institutions that is larger than its share of nominal GDP. In many areas, it has no presence or very meagre participation.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Scientific Excellence, Indicators.Full Text
- CSIR in SIR 2016
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 6 (2016), Pagination: 962-964Abstract
The latest (2016) version of the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) report has been released on-line.Full Text
- India's Share of World Research According to Science and Engineering Indicators 2016
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 12 (2016), Pagination: 2210-2210Abstract
The 2016 report of Science and Engineering Indicators shows that China and India continue to rise, while the developed economies slow down.Full Text
- On the Orthogonality of Indicators of Journal Performance
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 876-881Abstract
We identify two orthogonal journal performance indicators from the points of view of size-dependence and principal component analysis using graph-theoretic constructs from social network analysis. One, the power-weakness ratio is a size-independent recursive proxy for the quality of the journal's performance in the network. The second, the number of references (out-links) that the journal makes to all journals in the network is the size-dependent proxy for the size of the journal (a quantity metric). In an input-output sense, the number of references becomes the measure of the input and the number of citations received by the journal from all journals in the network becomes the size-dependent measure of the output. The power- weakness ratio of citations to references before recursive iteration becomes the non-network measure of popularity and the power-weakness ratio of weighted citations and weighted references after recursive iteration becomes the network measure of prestige of the journal. It is also possible to propose first-order and second-order measures of influence which are products of the quality and quantity parameter space. We also show that the influence weight that emerges from a Pinski-Narin or Google PageRank formulation is a size-dependent measure of prestige that is orthogonal to the power-weakness ratio. We illustrate the concepts using two simple artificial two- and threejournal networks and a real-life example of a subgraph of 10 well-known statistical journals with network data collected from the Web of Science.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Journal Performance, Power–Weakness Ratio, Social Network Analysis.Full Text
- Time to Publish:The Scientific Efficiency of Nations
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 110, No 11 (2016), Pagination: 2047-2047Abstract
Using the simple arithmetical rule of three, I had earlier computed the time it takes for an average scientist to publish a paper. This is a simple proxy for measuring the scientific efficiency of the R&D workforce of a country.Full Text
- Mapping Excellence and Diversity of Research Performance in India
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 470-474Abstract
We propose a framework score to see how Indian universities and research-focused institutions fare in the world of high-end research in terms of excellence and diversity of their research base. For this we use a web application available in the public domain which visualizes scientific excellence worldwide in several subject areas. Only in 15 subject areas does India have a presence among global institutions in the 22 areas in which there are at least 50 institutes globally that have published more than 500 papers. The country has no institution which can be counted globally in seven areas: arts and humanities; business, management and accounting; health professions; neuroscience; nursing; psychology, and social sciences. India's research base is completely skewed towards the physical sciences and engineering with very little for biological sciences and medicine, and virtually none in social sciences, and arts and humanities when excellence at the highest level is considered.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Framework Score, Research Diversity, Scientific Excellence.Full Text
- Leading Indian Higher Education Institutions and the Leiden 2016 Ranking
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 241-242Abstract
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) Leiden 2016 ranking (http://www.leidenranking.com/) based on Thomson Reuters' Web of Science (WoS) data which covers six sliding 4-yr time windows, from 2006-09 to 2011-14 is now available.Full Text
- An Alternative Size-Independent Journal Performance Indicator for Science on the Periphery
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Gangan Prathap
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P. Nishy
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1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science an Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
1 CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science an Technology, Thiruvananthapuram 695 019, IN
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Current Science, Vol 111, No 11 (2016), Pagination: 1802-1810Abstract
The use of conventional journal impact factors (JIFs) for isolated journal ecosystems which belong to what is called science on the periphery has limitations. We propose the power : weakness ratio as an alternative size-independent recursive metric for journal evaluation for such ecosystems. It is based on the idea of recursive citation weighting using graph theoretic tools from social network analysis. The two highly localized ecosystems (i.e. sub graphs isolated from the global graph) chosen are the chemistry journals from India and those from China which are found in the JCR. When the local ecosystems are isolated from the larger global scientific network, the cross-citation behaviour within the local ecosystem reveals different features. This indicator is a more meaningful measure of the standing of each journal in the cross-citation activity within the ecosystem than the well-known JIF which is a global measure.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Isolated Journal Ecosystems, Social-Network Analysis, Power, Weakness Ratio.Full Text
- Geographical Distribution of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awardees
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 01 (2017), Pagination: 9-10Abstract
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is one of the highest multidisciplinary science awards in India conferred each year on Indian scientists below the age of 45 years. In 1992, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which instituted this Award in 1958, compiled the biographical details and professional profiles of 259 Awardees who had received this recognition from 1958 to 1991.Full Text
- F-score Map of Excellence and Diversity of Research Performance in India
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 02 (2017), Pagination: 224-227Abstract
Recently, Prathap identified 70 institutions in India that have published more than 500 papers during 2008-2012. A Framework score (F-score) is computed for each institution, quantifying how Indian universities and research-focused institutions have fared in the world of high end research in terms of excellence and diversity of its research base.Full Text
- Excellence Mapping of Research Performance in India during the 2009-2013 Window
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 03 (2017), Pagination: 437-438Abstract
Seventy unique institutions had published more than 500 papers during 2008-2012 in at least one major subject area. Altogether there were 213 units of assessment (UoA) then, as some had reached this threshold in multiple subject areas. Reference 1 sourced secondary material from a web application which visualizes scientific excellence worldwide in 22 major subject areas using Scopus data collected for the SCImago Institutions Ranking.Full Text
- Excellence and Diversity Mapping of Research in IISc, IITs, NUS and NTU
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 05 (2017), Pagination: 1012-1015Abstract
A three-dimensional evaluation approach is used to decompose the research performance of the two leading research clusters from India and Singapore into three components - size, excellence, and balance or evenness. Data are retrieved from the Excellence Mapping web application. The NUS + NTU cluster from Singapore outperforms the IISc + 7IITs cluster from India on all three counts.Keywords
Balance, Bibliometrics, Excellence, Research Evaluation, Size.Full Text
- The Cost of Instruction, the Value of Education
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1 CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi 110 012, IN
1 CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, New Delhi 110 012, IN
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Current Science, Vol 104, No 12 (2013), Pagination: 1605-1605Abstract
Cost, price, worth, value - we all know that these have similar but distinct connotations. Oscar Wilde dismissed as a cynic, anyone who could estimate the price but not the value. The global financial meltdown has been wrought by several clever people who thought they knew how to make these distinctions.Full Text
- Making Scientometric Sense out of NIRF Scores
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 112, No 06 (2017), Pagination: 1240-1242Abstract
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2016 rankings have released a wealth of bibliometric data that is otherwise difficult to collect. We have closely examined the top 20 engineering institutions in engineering from the NIRF list from the point of view of research excellence alone, as is done in most international university ranking exercises. Unlike the NIRF score, which is one single number, we now decompose performance into a size-dependent exergy term and a size-independent productivity term. The IITs at Bombay and Kharagpur stand out in terms of research excellence. Another insight is the excellent promise shown by the new IITs at Ropar-Rupnagar and Indore.Keywords
Bibliometrics, National Institutional Ranking Framework, Research Evaluation, Size-Dependence, Size-Independence.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Benchmarking research performance of the IITs using Web of Science and Scopus bibliometric databases. Curr. Sci., 2013, 105, 1134–1138.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegon, F. and Mutz, R., Ranking and mapping of universities and research-focused institutions worldwide based on highly-cited papers: A visualization of results from multi-level models. Online Inf. Rev., 2014, 38(1), 43–58.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegon, F. and Mutz, R., What is the effect of country-specific characteristics on the research performance of scientific institutions? Using multi-level statistical models to rank and map universities and research-focused institutions worldwide. J. Inf., 2014, 8(3), 581–593.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegon, F. and Mutz, R., Ranking and mappping of universities and research-focused institutions worldwide: The third release of excellencemapping.net. COLLNET J. Scientomet. Inf. Manage., 2015, 9(1), 61–68.
- Katz, J. S., Scale-independent bibliometric indicators. Measurement, 2005, 3(1), 24–28.
- Prathap, G., The Energy–Exergy–Entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Is India Playing in the Minor Leagues in Science?
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 03 (2017), Pagination: 365-366Abstract
International team sports, especially where several competing teams take part, are best organized hierarchically in a pyramid of several leagues, with one premier league and many layers of divisions at lower levels, known as the minor leagues. Minor league teams tend to 'play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities, [have] lesser fan bases and smaller budgets'.Full Text
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_league
- Roglic–Korica, V. and Milonjic, S. K., J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2017, doi:10.2298/JSC170417061R
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 374–377.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2006, 91, 1438.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 2047.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2010, 98, 1182–1184.
- Comparative End-To-End Evaluation of Research Organizations
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 03 (2017), Pagination: 455-457Abstract
Comparative end-to-end research evaluations of large research entities like countries, agencies or institutions need to separate out the bibliometric part of the chain from the econometric part. Both size-dependent and size-independent terms play a crucial role to combine quantity and quality (impact) in a meaningful way. Output or outcome at the bibliometric level can be measured using zeroth, first or second-order composite indicators, and the productivity or efficiency terms follow accordingly using the input to output or outcome factors.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Composite Indicators, Comparative Research Evaluation, Size-Dependent Indicators, Size-Independent Indicators.Full Text
References
- Savithri, S. and Prathap, G., Indian and Chinese higher education institutions compared using an end-to-end evaluation. Curr. Sci., 2015, 108(10), 1922–1926.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., How do you define and measure research productivity? Scientometrics, 2014, 101(2), 1129–1144.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., A farewell to the MNCS and like size-independent indicators. J. Informetr., 2016, 10(2), 646–651.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., A farewell to the MNCS and like size-independent indicators: rejoinder. J. Informetr., 2016, 10(2), 679–683.
- Ruiz-Castillo, J. and Waltman, L., Field-normalized citation impact indicators using algorithmically constructed classification systems of science. J. Informetr., 2015, 9(1), 102–117.
- Leydesdorff, L. and Bornmann, L., Integrated impact indicators (I3) compared with impact factors (IFs): an alternative research design with policy implications. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2011, 62(11), 2133–2146.
- Prathap, G., The energy-exergy-entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Hendrix, D., An analysis of bibliometric indicators, National Institutes of Health funding, and faculty size at Association of American Medical Colleges medical schools, 1997–2007. J. Med. Libr. Assoc., 2008, 96(4), 324–334.
- An IISc-Tsinghua Head-To-Head Evaluation of Research Using CWTS Leiden Ranking 2017 Data
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 04 (2017), Pagination: 535-536Abstract
There are now 19 different organizations running global university rankings. In almost every one of them, since they first appeared (ARWU, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, also known as the 'Shanghai Ranking'), the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is ranked as the best from India and Tsinghua University (TU) is the best from China. This year, IISc has moved down 38 places in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking (from 152 in 2017 to 190 in 2018) and yielded the first two positions in India to IIT Delhi (moving up 13 places from 185 to 172) and IIT Bombay (moving up 40 places from 215 to 175). Tsinghua has actually dropped one place globally (from 24 to 25) but retains its premier position in China.Full Text
References
- QS World University Rankings, 2018; https://www.topuniversities.com/ (accessed on 9 June 2017).
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2013, 105, 1134–1138.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2017, 112, 1012–1015.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 1467–1468.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Danger of a Single Score:NIRF Rankings of Colleges
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 04 (2017), Pagination: 550-553Abstract
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) exercise is a good example of what the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie called 'The danger of a single story'. All lives are a complex overlap of many stories and yet the human tendency is to compress all this to a simple one-dimensional narrative. NIRF reduces the vast complexity of higher education into a single score. 'Teaching, learning and resources,' 'Research and professional practices,' 'Graduation outcomes,' 'Outreach and inclusivity,' and 'Perception' are further elaborated into sub-heads, and with weights assigned to each broad head, and more weights assigned to the sub-heads within each head, and with complex marking and weighting schemes much fuzziness is added, leading finally to a single score. In this way, the narrative that emerges is no story at all. In this note, we use the NIRF 2017 bibliometric data for top colleges in India to show that Loyola College, Chennai and Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, among the institutions that participated in the NIRF exercise, are arguably the best research colleges in the country.Full Text
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- Savithri, S. and Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2015, 108(10), 1922–1926.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., Scientometrics, 2014, 101(2), 1129–1144.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., J. Informet., 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.04.006
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2017, 112(6), 1240–1242.
- Citation Indices and Dimensional Homogeneity
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram-695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram-695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 05 (2017), Pagination: 853-855Abstract
Evaluative and descriptive bibliometrics provide a quantitative focus on citations and/or publications. At the simplest level of aggregation, we study the performance of an individual scholar. At this micro-level, a controversial usage of indicators is to perform ranking and hard impact assessment to inform critical decisions about funding, promotion and tenure and the allocation of billions of dollars of research funding.
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- Making Progress, but not Rapidly:Is India’s Academic Research Outcome Commensurate with its GERD?
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 07 (2017), Pagination: 1213-1213Abstract
The recent article by Arunachalam et al. on ‘Chemistry research in India: making progress, but not rapidly’ prompted Vijayan to comment that this applies to Indian science as a whole partly because of the very low support for science in terms of Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD).Full Text
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- Arunachalam, S., Madhan, M. and Gunasekaran, S., Curr. Sci., 2017, 112, 1330–1339.
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2013, 104, 407–408.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 1467–1468.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2010, 98, 995–996.
- Making Scientometric and Econometric Sense out of Nirf 2017 Data
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 07 (2017), Pagination: 1420-1423Abstract
We perform a comparative end-to-end research evaluation of leading engineering institutions in India separating out the bibliometric part of the chain from the econometric part. This combines size-dependent and size-independent terms based on quantity and quality (impact) in a meaningful way. Output or outcome at the bibliometric level is measured using a second-order composite indicator, and the productivity or efficiency terms follow accordingly using the input to output or outcome factors. Data are taken from the recent release of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2017 in the public domain. Thus, the ranking based on NIRF scores of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras as the best engineering institution in India is too simplistic a conclusion.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Comparative Research Evaluation, Institutional Ranking, Size Dependence and Independence.Full Text
References
- Savithri, S. and Prathap, G., Indian and Chinese higher education institutions compared using an end-to-end evaluation. Curr. Sci., 2015, 108(10), 1922–1926.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., How do you define and measure research productivity? Scientometrics, 2014, 101(2), 1129–1144.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., A farewell to the MNCS and like size-independent indicators. J. Informetr., 2016; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.04.006
- Prathap, G., The Energy–Exergy–Entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Prathap, G., Making scientometric sense out of NIRF scores. Curr. Sci., 2017, 112(6), 1240–1242.
- Mega Private Universities in India:Prospects and Promise for World-Class Performance
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Gangan Prathap
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P. Sriram
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
2 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, IN
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 11 (2017), Pagination: 2165-2167Abstract
Several higher educational institutions are now emerging in the private sector, which are much larger than the traditional high performing Government funded institutions like the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the IITs. We identify seven such mega institutions and use the bibliometric and financial data from NIRF 2017 to see how they compare with IISc when both research excellence and socio-economic performance are taken into account. Apart from other legacy and perception factors that attract the best faculty to premier institutions, the capital expenditure per faculty per year must be increased by 5 to 50 times as the case may be, before these universities can become attractive destinations for the best and brightest of aspiring faculty.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Comparative Research Evaluation, Mega Universities, National Institutional Ranking Framework.Full Text
References
- Savithri, S. and Prathap, G., Indian and Chinese higher education institutions compared using an end-to-end evaluation. Curr. Sci., 2015, 108(10), 1922–1926.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., How do you define and measure research productivity? Scientometrics, 2014, 101(2), 1129–1144.
- Abramo, G. and D’Angelo, C. A., A farewell to the MNCS and like size-independent indicators. J. Inf., 2016; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2016.04.006.
- Prathap, G., The Energy–Exergy–Entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Indian Research Institutions in the Government Sector in SIR 2017
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 01 (2018), Pagination: 9-11Abstract
Unlike other ranking exercises, e.g. ARWU, QS, THE, LEIDEN, etc. which deal only with universities and higher educational institutions, the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) also cover research-focused institutions in the Government and private sector.Full Text
References
- http://www.scimagoir.com/ (accessed between 25 and 26 July 2017).
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 107, 1121–1122.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 288–289.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111, 962–964.
- Comparative Evaluation of Research in IISc, IITs, NUs and NTU Using CWTS Leiden Ranking 2017 Data
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 03 (2018), Pagination: 442-443Abstract
Earlier in these pages we have shown that the research performance of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in engineering using Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus bibliometric databases has not kept pace with that of the more developed countries in the world. Two premier Singapore institutions, namely the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) outperform all the seven premier IITs taken together.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2013, 105, 1134–1138.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2017, 112, 1012–1015.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 1467–1468.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Profiling India’s Research Impact in Mathematics
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 04 (2018), Pagination: 711-712Abstract
Uddin et al. and Singh et al. have developed a sciento-text framework to characterize the research strength of institutions at a fine-grained thematic area level. This was used to identify the top 100 institutions in India and the world in computer science research.Full Text
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- Uddin, A., Bhoosreddy, J., Marisha, and Singh, V. K., Scientometrics, 2016, 106(3), 1135–1150.
- Singh, V. K., Uddin, A. and Pinto, D., Scientometrics, 2015, 104(2), 529–553.
- Global Knowledge Index 2017
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 05 (2018), Pagination: 943-944Abstract
An inaugural Global Knowledge Index (GKI) has been released to the public recently. This is a joint exercise between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), Dubai. This first edition has profiled 7 sectors in 131 countries and is intended to help as a guide to track knowledge wealth for stronger nation-building and achieving sustainable development.Full Text
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- http://www.knowledge4all.com (accessed between 5 and 7 December 2017).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coun tries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita (accessed on 7 December 2017).
- CWUR Subject Rankings 2017
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 06 (2018), Pagination: 1151-1153Abstract
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) lists the top 1000 out of 27,000+ degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide. Arguably this is the the largest academic rankings of global universities. It assesses the quality of education, alumni employment, research quality and innovation, without relying on surveys and university data submissions.Full Text
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- http://cwur.org/about.php (accessed between 25 and 29 December 2017).
- http://cwur.org/2017/subjects.php (accessed between 25 and 29 December 2017).
- http://cwur.org/methodology/subject-rankings.php
- India’s Share of World Research According to Science and Engineering Indicators 2018
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 07 (2018), Pagination: 1387-1387Abstract
The 2018 report of Science and Engineering Indicators shows that China and India continue to rise, while the developed economies seem to slow down, as shown in these pages earlier.Full Text
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- https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20-181/assets/nsb20181.pdf (accessed on 19 January 2018).
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2008, 94, 1113.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2010, 98, 1160–1161.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2012, 103, 351–352.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 649–650.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 2210.
- Science Indicators in Development Time
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 08 (2018), Pagination: 1587-1588Abstract
The Economic Survey of India 2017–18 (ref. 1), while introducing a chapter on science and technology for the first time, asks an intriguing question: Does India spend enough on R&D in development time – that is, how does India fare today compared with other countries at a similar development level, and whether the Indian trajectory today will allow it to catch up with other countries?.Full Text
References
- http://mofapp.nic.in:8080/economicsurvey/ (accessed on 31 January 2018).
- https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20-181/assets/nsb20181.pdf (accessed on 19 January 2018).
- Mis-Educating India
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 10 (2018), Pagination: 2007-2008Abstract
The 2018 report of Science and Engineering (S&E) Indicators is expected any day now at the time of writing this letter. In anticipation I revisited the 2016 report of Science and Engineering Indicators (henceforth SEI 2016). I was intrigued by the section titled: ‘Science and Technology in the World Economy/Workers with S&E Skills’, where a nation’s innovative capacity and economic competitiveness are linked to the number of workers with S&E skills. To enable this, governments have made increased access to S&E-related post-secondary education a high priority.Full Text
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- https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2016/nsb20-161/#/ (accessed on 12 January 2018).
- The Rs 10,000 Crore Club
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 11 (2018), Pagination: 2234-2238Abstract
No Indian university figures among the top 500 globally in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities. Recognizing this, the government intends to provide Rs 10,000 crores to 20 varsities, 10 private and 10 government, to make them ‘world class’. This funding will span a period of five years, meaning that approximately 100 crores will be given to each university per year. This may be too little too late, but is a welcome initiative as it will create a club of universities that will be challenged to demonstrate their potential to become world class.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Krauze, T. K. and McGinnis, R., Scientometrics, 1979, 1(5–6), 419–444.
- Basu, A., In Proceedings of the 15th International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference, Istanbul, 29 June to 3 July 2015.
- Eighteen National Institutes of Technology in The Top 100 NIRF Engineering Ranking
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India; and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India; and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 3 (2018), Pagination: 369-371Abstract
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, ranks higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the country using India-specific parameters. The ranking for 2018 was announced recently and considers five broad parameters: teaching, learning and resources (30%); research and professional practices (30%); graduation outcomes (20%); outreach and inclusivity (10%), and perception (10%).Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 114(11), 2234–2238.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2018, 115(1), 577–583.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Top Ten Universities from CWTS Leiden Ranking 2018
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur - 680 501, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur - 680 501, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 4 (2018), Pagination: 597-598Abstract
The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2018 (http://www.leidenranking.com/) has just been released. The meticulously curated bibliometric data made available by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden, the Netherlands, allows comparative evaluation of the scientific performance of nearly 1000 major universities worldwide.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 1467–1468.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Transforming Science and Technology in India
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695016, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 5 (2018), Pagination: 809-810Abstract
For the first time, the Economic Survey of India has introduced a chapter on science and technology1. It emphasizes the point that as India emerges as one of the world’s largest economies, it needs to gradually move from being a net consumer of knowledge to becoming a net producer.Full Text
References
- http://mofapp.nic.in:8080/economicsurvey/ (accessed on 30 January 2018).
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106(3), 374– 377.
- CSIR Institutions In SIR 2018
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 6 (2018), Pagination: 1018-1019Abstract
Unlike other ranking exercises which deal only with universities and higher educational institutions, the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) also cover research-focused institutions in the government and private sector.Full Text
References
- http://www.scimagoir.com/index.php (accessed between 25 June and 26 June 2018).
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 107, 1121– 1122.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 288– 289.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111, 962– 964.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 114, 9–11.
- Revenue Generated by CSIR through Research Projects
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1 A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
1 A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 9-10Abstract
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 107, 1121-1122.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 288–289.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111, 962-964.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 114, 9–11.
- The 10,000 Crore Club Redux
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 8 (2018), Pagination: 1433-1434Abstract
Prathap1 identified 20 leading higher educational institutions on their perceived potential to join the ranks of the best universities in the world using a matrix totalization procedure with data from NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2017. We now have the bibliometric and econometric data for NIRF 2018 and it is worth repeating this exercise to see the new composition of that list. The eponymous figure of 10,000 crores comes from the Government intention to provide Rs 10,000 crore to 20 varsities to make them ‘world class’.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 114(11), 2234-2238.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2018, 115(1), 577-583.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515-524.
- Krauze, T. K. and McGinnis, R., Scientometrics, 1979, 1(5-6), 419-444.
- Landscape of Elite, Research-Intensive Higher Educational Institutions In India - Lessons from the Scimago Institutions Ranking
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 1941-1941Abstract
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- https://www.scimagoir.com/ (accessed between 16 and 17 May 2019).
- Do Authors Prefer to use ‘Impact’ over ‘Effect’?
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680501, India A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680501, India A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 11 (2018), Pagination: 2005-2005Abstract
Uma Shaanker1 asks in a recent commentary, ‘Do authors prefer to use impact over effect?’ A global search prompt using the word ‘impact’ in the Current Science (CS) home page indicated an exponential increase in the frequency of finds for this word in titles (including all categories of submission like research article, correspondence, research communication, editorial, etc.) of papers published in the journal.Full Text
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- Uma Shaanker, R., Curr. Sci., 2017, 113(5), 851–852.
- Comparative Evaluation of Research in the India, Taiwan and China C9 Universities using CWTS Leiden Ranking 2018 Data
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1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 115, No 12 (2018), Pagination: 2189-2190Abstract
The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) Leiden ranking 2018 (http://www.leidenranking.com/) reports the scientific performance of 938 major universities from 55 countries covering eight sliding four-year time windows, from 2006–2009 to 2013–2016 using data curated from Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science (WoS). A Higher Educational Institution (HEI) is included only if it has least 1000 publications in the period 2013–2016 from the WoS database. Arguably these are the best research- intensive universities in the world. There are 24 universities from India, 18 from Taiwan and 147 from China. The Leiden data allow us to compare research progress longitudinally. Here, we shall do so for India’s 24 cohort, Taiwan’s 18, and restrict attention only to the 9 elite universities of China known as the C9 League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C9_League). Table 1 is a compilation of this list.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 1467– 1468.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018
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1 A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
1 A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 2 (2019), Pagination: 232-238Abstract
We see how Indian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) have fared in the Shanghai Rankings 2018 for 22 subject areas in engineering and 32 subject areas in four science fields. India has a presence in 19 of the 22 subject areas in engineering, but only 13 of the 32 subject areas in the sciences in which there are institutes globally that meet the required Shanghai Rankings threshold for that area. It has no institution which can be counted at this level of size and excellence in three subjects in the Engineering field: Biomedical Engineering, Marine and Ocean Engineering and Remote Sensing. India’s engineering research base is skewed towards hard-core areas like Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In the four science fields, it has no institution which can be counted in 19 subjects. India’s science research base is mainly skewed towards the natural sciences and mathematics areas. Its performance in the medical sciences field is passable and that in the social and life sciences is very dismal.Keywords
Engineering, Research Performance, Sciences, Second-Order Indicators, Shanghai Rankings.Full Text
References
- Prathap, G., The Energy–Exergy–Entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Jaya Kumar, A. and Pandit, R., Science and engineering research in India (1985–2016): insights from two scientometric databases. Curr. Sci., 2018, 115(3), 399-409.
- CSIR Institutions in SIR 2019
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 349-350Abstract
The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) cover research-focused institutions in the Government sector globally. The 2019 version of the report has appeared online recently1. SIR uses a composite indicator set on a scale of 0 to 100 that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance (50% of the total weight, using primary bibliometric data from SCOPUS), innovation outputs (30% of the total weight, based on PATSTAT) and societal impact measured by their web visibility (20% of the total weight).Full Text
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- http://www.scimagoir.com/index.php (accessed on 9 May 2019).
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 110, 288– 289.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111, 962– 964.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 114, 9–11.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2018, 115, 1018– 1019.
- Basic and Applied Research in Selected G20 Countries–A Depiction using Stokes’ Quadrants
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 4 (2019), Pagination: 549-551Abstract
Research associated with science, technology and innovation has two main goals – increase the sum of human knowledge and diminish the sum of human misery. It can be pursued in various ways falling between two extremes – seeking a fundamental understanding (pure basic research), or solving immediate or pressing problems (pure applied research). A two-dimensional representation with applied research on the horizontal axis and basic research on the vertical axis leads to four quadrants1. The fourth quadrant, known as Pasteur’s Quadrant1, is an ideal situation where the search for fundamental understanding also has immediate utility for society.Full Text
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- Stokes, D. E., Pasteur’s Quadrant – Basic Science and Technological Innovation, Brookings Institution Press. 1997, p. 196; ISBN 9780815781776.
- Adams, J., Rogers, G. and Szomszor, M., The annual G20 scorecard – research performance 2019, Institute for Scientific Information 2019; https://clarivate.com/g/the-annual-g20-scorecard-research-performance-2019/
- F-Score Mapping of Sectional Committees of a Typical Learned Society
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 5 (2019), Pagination: 729-730Abstract
There are several learned societies or academies of science in the country. These were set up to promote science in the country and to harness scientific knowledge for the cause of humanity. This could not have been more felicitiously expressed than by the injunction that learned societies should endeavour ‘to enlarge the fund of human knowledge and to diminish the sum of human misery.’Full Text
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111(3), 470– 474.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2017, 110(3), 1085–1097.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., Online Inf. Rev., 2014, 38(1), 43–58.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., J. Inform., 2014, 8(3), 581–593.
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- Construct Validity Maps and the NIRF 2019 Ranking of Colleges
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1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 6 (2019), Pagination: 1079-1083Abstract
In this study, we prepare construct validity maps from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019 data for the top 100 colleges in India. Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Kerala together have a disproportionate 82% share of the top-ranking colleges in the country that participated in the 2019 exercise. The higher education system in India comprises about 52,000 units of assessment from universities, premier institutes of technology and colleges to stand-alone institutions, and many participate in the NIRF exercise. The NIRF score is computed from five broad parameters, of which one is a peer review-based perception score for participating institutions. Using its teaching, learning and resources parameter as a proxy for teaching and learning resources input and its research and professional practices and graduation outcomes parameters as proxies for teaching and research outputs or outcomes, we also compute a quality or excellence proxy and from this compute a second-order Xscore. The three scores, NIRF, perception and X are used in the context of construct validity to construct two-dimensional maps to determine how the top colleges are placed with respect to each other. A quantitative estimate is obtained using Peirce’s measure of predictive success to determine if the use of one construct measure to predict another is acceptable or not. In terms of the construct validity paradigm, we are able to recognize possible biases in the peer review perception scores and also recommend that the Xscore, which is based on an input–output model, may give a better representation of reality.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Construct Validity, Institutional Ranking, Research Evaluation.Full Text
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- All India survey on higher education (2016–17); http://aishe.nic.in/aishe/viewDocument.action?documentId=239 (accessed on 12 April 2019).
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- Savithri, S. and Prathap, G., Indian and Chinese higher education institutions compared using an end-to-end evaluation. Curr. Sci., 2015, 108(10), 1922–1926.
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- Bornmann, L., Tekles, A. and Leydesdorff, L., How well does I3 perform for impact measurement compared to other bibliometric indicators? The convergent validity of several (field-normalized) indicators. Scientometrics, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03071-6.
- Prathap, G., Making scientometric and econometric sense out of NIRF 2017 data. Curr. Sci., 2017, 113(7), 1420–1423.
- Prathap, G., Totalized input–output assessment of research productivity of nations using multi-dimensional input and output. Scientometrics, 2018, 115(1), 577–583.
- Prathap, G., The Energy–Exergy–Entropy (or EEE) sequences in bibliometric assessment. Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Cronbach, L. J. and Meehl, P. E., Construct validity in psychological tests. Psychol. Bull., 1955, 52(4), 281–302; doi:10.1037/h0040957.
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- Smith, S. D., Is an article in a top journal a top article? Financ. Manage., 2004, 133–149.
- Prathap, G., Mini, S. and Nishy, P., Does high impact factor successfully predict future citations? An analysis using Peirce’s measure. Scientometrics, 2016, 108(3), 1043–1047.
- Scale, Style and Spread of Global Institutional Research
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 116, No 4 (2019), Pagination: 530-535Abstract
Most research in the world is organized around institutions which can be categorized as belonging to different sectors, e.g. higher education, government, health, etc. In this article we have evaluated how countries share and spread their research efforts across these sectors. This is made possible because the Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR) uses a five-sector classification of the leading 5362 research institutions in the world. It is shown that each country has its distinctive style of sharing and spreading its research efforts across major sectors. Some countries are similar to others (e.g. Spain and the Netherlands, or Iran and Turkey), while some are very different from each other (e.g. Spain and Iran). Various row-wise and column-wise operations on a country– sector matrix allow us to quantify and visualize these styles and spreads, and measure their shares of the global institutional research efforts.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Institutions Rankings, National Comparison, Research Efforts.Full Text
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- Rationalization of the S. S. Bhatnagar Prizes Scheme using CWTS Leiden 2019 Data
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1 APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 1934-1935Abstract
The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology, arguably the most coveted award in science and technology in India, is given annually for outstanding research, in seven broad areas: biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine and physics. Up to two awards can be made in each area. This means, that mathematics and chemistry share the same number of awards, although there is enough evidence that there is far greater activity in the latter than the former.Full Text
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2014, 106, 790– 792.
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- Research Performance in India during the 2011–2015 Window
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 4 (2020), Pagination: 513-514Abstract
Prathap1–5 curated material from a web application6–9 to focus on various aspects of scientific excellence in universities and research institutions in India in major subject areas using Scopus data collected for the SCImago Institutions Ranking10. During 2008–2012, only 70 unique institutions in India had published more than 500 papers in at least one major subject area1. Altogether there were 213 Units of Assessment (UoAs) reflecting the fact that many institutions had exceeded this threshold in multiple subject areas. The latest data covering scientific articles published during the window 2011–2015 cover 24 major subject areas and there are now 120 institutions and 353 UoAs, showing a steady and impressive progress over recent years.Full Text
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111(3), 470–474.
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- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., J. Informetr., 2014, 8(3), 581–593.
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- Fractionalization of H-Index for Multiple Authorship – An Impact-based Interpretation Conserving Counts
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 6 (2020), Pagination: 961-965Abstract
The h-index can be fractionalized to take into account multiple authorship. We discuss the problems associated with fractionalization and point out that only one method satisfies the count conservation rule. We illustrate with examples taking care to use a subtle interpretation based on specific impact and not citations.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Count Conservation Rule, Fractional Counting, H-index.Full Text
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- Prathap, G., Eugene Garfield: from the metrics of science to the science of metrics. Scientometrics, 2018, 114(2), 637–650.
- Galam, S., Tailor based allocations for multiple authorship: a fractional gh-index. Scientometrics, 2011, 89(1), 365–379.
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- Field Dependence of Citation Data Validation of Premier Peer-Review Decisions in India
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 8 (2020), Pagination: 1169-1172Abstract
Research evaluation based on citation data identifies excellence using quantity and quality proxies as the main orthogonal dimensions. Citation data are readily available from aggregators such as the Web of Science or Scopus in the form of number of papers P, number of citations C and h-index. However, most of the prestigious award-giving bodies, e.g. for the Nobel Prizes or for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize in India, rely on rigorous peer evaluation rather than on citation-based performance. While peer-review judgements are holistic but also subjective, citation-based evaluations tend to be reductive and quantitative. In thisstudy, we lookat three of the most prestigious premier peer-review decision-making exercises in India, the SSB Prize, and election Fellowship of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru. By comparing the awardees and successfully elected Fellows against a list of outstanding citation-based top performers inthe world, we report a marked field dependence with citation data predicting 0% to less than 40% of the peer-review selections depending on the field. This study highlights two mixed dangers: one of compressing performance to numbers in an essentially reductive process, and the other of the possible bias and prejudices involved in what is often a subjective peer-review process. Thus, type I and type II errors cannot be avoided in any peer-review or citation evaluation taken in isolation,and vary from as much as 100%to 63%, depending on the field.Keywords
Bibliometrics, Citations Data, Peer-Review Evaluation, Field Dependence, Publications.Full Text
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- Prathap, G., Eugene Garfield: from the metrics of science to the science of metrics. Scientometrics, 2018, 114(2), 637–650.
- Ioannidis, J. P. A., Klavans, R. and Boyack, K. W., Multiple citation indicators and their composite across scientific disciplines. PLoS Biol., 2016, 14(7), e1002501; doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002501.
- Kaur, J., Ferrara, E., Menczer, F., Flammini, A. and Radicchi, F., Quality versus quantity in scientific impact. J. Informetr., 2015, 9, 800–808.
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- Bornmann, L. and Daniel, H. D., Convergent validation of peer-review decisions using the h-index: extent of and reasons for type I and type II errors. J. Informetr., 2007, 1, 204–213.
- Bornmann, L., Tekles, A. and Leydesdorff, L., How well does I3 perform for impact measurement compared to other bibliometric indicators? The convergent validity of several (field-normalized) indicators. Scientometrics, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03071-6.
- A Tournament Metaphor for Dominance Hierarchy
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 118, No 9 (2020), Pagination: 1432-1436Abstract
We explore the possibility of using Ramanuja-charyulu’s tournament metaphor to get new dominance indices. This graph theoretic approach leads to two dimensionless rating measures, a power-weakness ratio (PWR) and a normalized power-weakness difference (nPWD). Three popular dominance indices already in use are the Clutton-Brock et al.’s index (CBI), David’s score (DS) and frequency-based dominance index (FDI), and weshall show that CBI and FDI are ratio scales like PWR, and DS is an interval scale like nPWD. Unlike the PWR which can become singular (i.e. it ranges from zero to infinity), the nPWD ranges from –1 to +1. The new dominance indices yield unique scores and ranks and can be used interchangeably as they have a monotonic one-to-one relationship.Keywords
Clutton-brock et al.’s Index, David’s Score, Dominance Hierarchy, Dominance Index, Frequency-based Dominance Index, Power-weakness Ratio, Normalized Power-weakness Difference.Full Text
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- Ramanujacharyulu, C., Analysis of preferential experiments. Psychometrika, 1964, 29(3), 257–261.
- Prathap, G., Nishy, P. and Savithri, S., On the orthogonality of indicators of journal performance. Curr. Sci., 2016, 111(5), 876– 881.
- Leydesdorff, L., de Nooy, W., Bornmann, L. and Prathap, G., The ‘tournaments’ metaphor in citation impact studies: power– weakness ratios (PWR) as a journal indicator, CoRR, vol.abs/1411.0906, 2014.
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- Payback for M Techs
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 119, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 17-18Abstract
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- Prathap, G. and Sinha, U. N., Curr. Sci., 1996, 70(9), 770–771.
- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2008, 95(5), 576– 577.
- The H1N1 Factor and Inverse Correlation Between Death Rates Due to COVID-19 and Influenza-Pneumonia
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1 42 Vrindavan Gardens B, Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, IN
2 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 42 Vrindavan Gardens B, Thiruvananthapuram 695 004, IN
2 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 119, No 3 (2020), Pagination: 535-539Abstract
In an earlier study, we had observed an inverse correlation between death rates due to COVID-19 and influenza, suggesting cross-immunity. We examine virus surveillance data further to identify the key subtype of influenza virus that seems to give such cross-immunity. This is identified as the H1N1 strain and we show that a country where this strain was recently dominant has much lower COVID-19 mortality rates. It is possible to argue that many countries which already have a high burden of influenza and pneumonia- related deaths, may have a substantial fraction of the population immune to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and hence experience lower mortality rates at the peak typical of exponentially growing epidemics. This has implication on policies appropriate for managing the epidemic.Keywords
COVID-19, Death Rates, H1N1 Subtype, Influenza, Pneumonia.Full Text
- Mapping INSA fellowship to research area performance
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1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 4 (2021), Pagination: 467-468Abstract
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- Prathap, G., Curr. Sci., 2016, 111(3), 470– 474.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2017, 110(3), 1085–1097.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., Online Inf. Rev., 2014, 38(1), 43–58.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., J. Informetr., 2014, 8(3), 581–593.
- Bornmann, L., Stefaner, M., de Moya Anegón, F. and Mutz, R., COLLNET J. Scientometr. Inf. Manage., 2015, 9(1), 61–68.
- Unevenness of geographical spread of COVID-19 at country and continental scales
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India and Institute of Computer Science and Digital Innovation, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, MY
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India and Institute of Computer Science and Digital Innovation, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, MY
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 3 (2022), Pagination: 244-246Abstract
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- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 87(3), 515–524.
- Prathap, G., Scientometrics, 2011, 91(3), 997–1003.
- The Elsevier–Stanford List and the Research skyscape over the IISc and IITs
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, and Institute of Computer Science & Digital Innovation, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, MY
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, and Institute of Computer Science & Digital Innovation, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, MY
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 5 (2022), Pagination: 502-503Abstract
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- Ioannidis, J. P. A., Boyack, K. W. and Baas, J., PLoS Biol., 2020, 18(10), e3000918; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918.
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- Science in India: projections and prospects
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 11 (2022), Pagination: 1235-1236Abstract
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- The top 100 colleges of NIRF 2022 and what they spend
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, IN
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 9 (2022), Pagination: 1079-1080Abstract
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- Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 696 016, India, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 696 016, India, IN
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 10 (2022), Pagination: 1195-1198Abstract
The performance of the Indian higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022 in engineering and science confirms that engineering and natural sciences constitute most of the country’s research base. In medical sciences, it registers only a middling level of performance. In social sciences and life sciences, there is hardly any presence. A matter of concern is that in the recent past, India’s presence in GRAS has declined.Keywords
Academic subjects, higher educational institutions, research performance, world universities.Full Text
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- Mapping academic recognition to research area performance
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1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, IN
1 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India, IN
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Current Science, Vol 123, No 12 (2022), Pagination: 1422-1422Abstract
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