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Authors
Affiliations
1 Library & Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Library & Knowledge Centre, School of Distance Education, University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 034, Kerala, IN
Source
Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 51, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 205-214
Abstract
In this paper an attempt has been made to highlight quantitative growth and development of the CSIR- National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science&Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram in terms of publication output for the years 2007-2011. During the period, a total of 1080 publications and 110 patents were published. The average number of publications per year was 216. The highest numbers of papers (242) were published in 2008 and 41 patents awarded in the same year. Authorship and collaboration trend were towards multi-authored paper and the degree of collaboration was 0.986. There were 1066 (99%) multi-authored/collaborative papers and only 14(1%) single authored publications. The most preferred journals for publication by the scientists were: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of the American Ceramic Society and Bio resource Technology.
Keywords
Authorship Pattern, Co- Authorship Index, Degree of Collaboration, Kerala, National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Scientometrics, Thiruvananthapuram.
