Citation Analysis of PhD Theses in Library and Information Science: A Study of Panjab University, Chandigarh

Authors

  • Prabhjot Kaur Research Scholar RIMT University Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab 147301, India
  • P C Sehgal Professor & Head, Dept. of Library & Information Science RIMT University Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab 147301, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Citation analysis, PhD theses, library and information science research, bibliometric, Panjab University

Abstract

The paper makes citation analysis of PhD theses submitted in the discipline of library and information  science, Panjab University, Chandigarh during 1976-2017. The study is based on the 10961 citations  from 63 PhD theses of library and information science. The study conducted to analyse various  parameters like type of documents cited, authorship pattern, geographical scattering of citations,  chronological distribution of citations, subject distribution of citations and a ranked list of LIS journals.  The study finds that highest numbers of citations are single authored 72.92% and 55.10 % citations are  from journal articles. The geographical analysis explores that 43.20 % citations are from India, followed  by USA and so on. 

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Published

2021-05-12

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Vol. 41 No. 1 (2021): Library Progress (International) (Jan-Jun) 2021

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Citation Analysis of PhD Theses in Library and Information Science: A Study of Panjab University, Chandigarh . (2021). Library Progress (International), 41(1), 106–112. https://doi.org/10.48165/