Citation Analysis of Ph. D. Thesis Submitted in the Department of Psychology at HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand)

Abstract

The Ph. D. Thesis submitted in the Department of Psychology accepted by H.N.B. Garhwal Central  University Srinagar (Uttarakhand) are taken as the source data for this study. A total of 18 thesis  studied generated a total of 3442 citations. Distribution of citations by forms of documents, core  journals, distribution of journals by frequency of citations, year wise and country wise distribution of  journal articles cited were analyzed. The results reveal that journals are the most preferred sources of  information used by researchers in the field of Psychology accounting for 42.71% of total citations. Most  of the citations cited from journals are from USA accounting 40.18 percent. This study will also provide  guidelines in the decision making process with regard to acquisition and organization of documents and  in quality collection of H.N.B. Garhwal University Library.