Research Output of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) During 2001-2010: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Highlighting the various output pattern of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), the study portraits the usage of a number of facets of bibliometrics with the data collected. The study describes the growth, contribution and impact of research carried out by the faculty members and researchers of IIT Delhi. It also attempts to analyze the growth and development of research activity of IIT Delhi as reflected in publications output covered by ISI Web of Science during the year 2001 to 2010. The study attempt to examine the content of papers published, including the annual average growth rate percent, authorship pattern, author productivity, subject-wise rank distribution of publications, degree of collaboration, Source title in terms of number of publications, most prolific author in terms of productivity count and most prolific department. Subramanyam's formula is used to calculate Degree of Collaboration (DC).