Research Productivity by PhD Researchers in LIS Discipline Across USA, UK and India: A Bibliometric Study

Authors

  • Bibhuti Bhusan Pattanaik Assistant Librarian, JNU, New Delhi
  • Zuchamo Yanthan Assistant Professor, Faculty of LIS, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, Delhi 110068 , India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Bibliometric, research profile, LIS research, Authorship, Collaboration, Citation Map

Abstract

Bibliometric study on researchers’ profile is important for gettings insights to research trends in Library  and Information Science (LIS) or any other disciplines. Moreover, a study on a topic like this will enable  library and information services to innovate better information support system to its users, especially  the researchers for building stronger knowledge-based society. Hence, the present study aims to review  the profile of researchers of the discipline of library and information science (LIS) across the USA, UK,  and India, and study their research productions. The study will focus on PhD degree awarded in LIS  between the year 2001 to 2010. The study aims to achieve some of the following objectives: evaluate their  knowledge production which are based on their PhD research works, quantifying the research pattern,  trends of publication, identify the most prolific authors and authorship pattern, and identify the degree  of collaboration of researcher. This paper is a bibliometric study which can be used to conduct such  analysis for interdisciplinary research. 

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Published

2019-12-25

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Vol. 39 No. 2 (2019): Library Progress (International) (Jul-Dec) 2019

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Articles

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Research Productivity by PhD Researchers in LIS Discipline Across USA, UK and India: A Bibliometric Study . (2019). Library Progress (International), 39(2), 389–402. https://doi.org/10.48165/