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Scientometric Analysis of Research Output in Spacecraft Propulsion during 1999-2012: A Study with Special Reference to Web of Science


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1 Sr. Scientific Assistant, LDD, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala, ISRO, India
2 Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, India
     

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At present spacecraft propulsion is a dynamic area of research in which majority of research work is being done. Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge is a premier research platform, helping to find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. The data for the present analysis has been retrieved for a period of 14 years during 1999 to 2012 from this database. This study aims to analyse the Indian contribution in the subject area. The study also analyses year-wise, language-wise, document type-wise distribution and also the country-wise analysis which provides the percentage of Indian share to this subject. The analysis also includes institution-wise categorization; Degree of Collaboration and also verifies the fitness of Bradford's Law of Scattering.

Keywords

Spacecraft Propulsion, Bradford’s Law, Degree of Collaboration.
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About The Authors

S. Aswathy
Sr. Scientific Assistant, LDD, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala, ISRO
India

A. Gopikuttan
Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala
India


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Authors

S. Aswathy
Sr. Scientific Assistant, LDD, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala, ISRO, India
A. Gopikuttan
Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, India

Abstract


At present spacecraft propulsion is a dynamic area of research in which majority of research work is being done. Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge is a premier research platform, helping to find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. The data for the present analysis has been retrieved for a period of 14 years during 1999 to 2012 from this database. This study aims to analyse the Indian contribution in the subject area. The study also analyses year-wise, language-wise, document type-wise distribution and also the country-wise analysis which provides the percentage of Indian share to this subject. The analysis also includes institution-wise categorization; Degree of Collaboration and also verifies the fitness of Bradford's Law of Scattering.

Keywords


Spacecraft Propulsion, Bradford’s Law, Degree of Collaboration.

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