Ranking of Indian Universities in Social Sciences: A Scientometric Analysis

Authors

  • Jivesh Bansal
     AC Joshi Library (Central Library), Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014
  • Madhu Bansal
     Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, Sector -14, Chandigarh - 160014
  • B. M. Gupta
     NISSTADS-CSIR, New Delhi - 110012, Delhi. Res. Address - 1173/15, Panchkula - 134113, Haryana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2018/v55i5/129408

Keywords:

Citations, India, Publications, Ranking, Social Sciences, Universities

Abstract

The present study aims to rank Indian universities in social sciences based on their research output during 2007-2016, citations, international collaboration and a few qualitative and quantitative indicator. Data is collected from the SCOPUS database and a new composite performance indicator, the p-index is used to measure research performance.

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Published

2018-10-13

How to Cite

Bansal, J., Bansal, M., & Gupta, B. M. (2018). Ranking of Indian Universities in Social Sciences: A Scientometric Analysis. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 55(5), 254–264. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2018/v55i5/129408

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Volume 55, Issue 5, October 2018

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Received 2018-07-02
Accepted 2018-11-13
Published 2018-10-13

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