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An analysis of 11,593 dissertations accepted by 64 State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) indicated that 7,276 (62.8%) dissertations were submitted by male scholars, while, 4,317 (37.2%) by female scholars. The highest number of dissertations was accepted by Indian Agricultural Research Institute (New Delhi) followed by Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Izatnagar) and Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (Pant Nagar). The highest number of dissertations by women scholars was accepted by Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) followed by Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCS HAU) and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The maximum increase in the value of Transformative Activity Index (TAI) is for Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS) followed by Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) indicating an increase in productivity at these SAUs in the second block of 2016-2020. The highest decrease in TAI is for Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) followed by Navsari Agricultural University (NAU) and University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS, Dharwad) indicating that the dissertations accepted by these SAUs decreased in the later period. The number of researchers supervised per supervisor for male and female supervisors is equal. However, it varied from one SAU to another SAU for both male and female supervisors. Among the male supervisors, the highest number of students was supervised at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), while it was the highest for women supervisors at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (DYSPUHF). Among all the supervisors Professor Nivedita Sharma of DYSPUHF, Solan supervised the highest number of students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is an analysis of 7,056 papers published by Indian scientists during 2001-2020 in the discipline of veterinary sciences. The study indicates that there is a steep decline in the Indian research output in veterinary sciences after the two years block of 2009-2010. Most of the prolific institutions except Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati were funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) published about 71% of the total output. Of these, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar produced the highest number of papers and Central Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar had the highest value of CPP. Highest number of prolific authors was also from Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI). About three-fourth of the papers were published in low impact factor journals. Of the total published papers, about one-third remained uncited. All the highly cited papers were written either in domestic or international collaboration. About 45% papers were published in journals of Indian origin and the remaining papers in journals originating from other countries. Among countries from abroad, highest number of papers was published in journals originating from USA and UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This part of the study highlights the contents of the published articles in terms of various disciplines or sub-disciplines and the bibliometric aspects discussed in these articles. The analysis of 902 papers published by Indian scholars during 1995-2014 indicates that the main focus of bibliometrics/scientometrics is on assessment of science and technology in India in different sub-disciplines including contributions by Indian states and other individual countries followed by bibliometric analysis of individual journals. Papers dealing with bibliometric laws received a low priority as compared to other sub-disciplines of bibliometrics/scientometrics. The analysis of data indicates that the share of theoretical studies using mathematical and statistical techniques which were missing in the earlier period (1970-1994) has increased during 1995-2014. The field of medicine as a discipline received the highest attention as compared to other disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An analysis of 801 papers published in the area of bibliometrics and scientometrics during 1995-2014 indicates a steep increase in the number of papers published by Indian researchers as compared to the number of papers published during 1970-1994. This indicates a growing interest of Indian scholars in scientometrics and bibliometrics. The paper provides several reasons for this steep increase. The main focus of research is on bibliometric assessment of India and other countries followed by cross national assessment and bibliometric analysis of individual journals. CSIR-NISTADS is the top producing institute contributing about one-third (31.4%) of the total output followed by the output of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and CSIR-NISCAIR. The distribution of citation data indicates that about one-fifth (21.7%) papers remained uncited. The paper identifies journals in which these uncited papers were published. Only 15% papers were cited more than 20 times. Most of the prolific authors as well as highly cited authors were from the institutions belonging to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Among all authors B.M. Gupta (CSIR-NISTADS) produced the highest number of papers, but the impact as seen in terms of citation per paper and relative citation impact, S. Arunachalam (MSSRF) topped the list. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses publication output of India on cereal crops as reflected by its coverage in Scopus international database during 1965-2010 in gaps of five years. Analysis indicates that highest number of papers (40%) was published on rice, followed by wheat (29%). Agricultural universities and institutions under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) were most productive. A significant number of papers were published in journals originating from the advanced countries with low impact factor. The highest number of papers was published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, followed by Indian Journal of Agronomy. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi topped the list among the prolific institutions followed by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The major research was focused on 'genetics and plant breeding' followed by 'agronomic aspects'. The authorship pattern reveals that co-authored papers accounted for 94% of total output. Citation analysis of the study reveals that 22% of the papers remained uncited. Most of the prolific authors were affiliated to Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study examines editorial gatekeeping in journals published by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) in terms of their distribution by locations, affiliations and by gender. The study observes that the editorial board members are located at places which are centers of Indian science and are affiliated to most prestigious and prolific institutes of India and abroad. However, the representation of women as board members is low and requires to be raised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]