Scientometric Portrait of Professor M. Lakshmanan: A Study based on Scopus Online Database

Abstract

Professor M. Lakshmanan has been one of the most versatile research workers in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics today at the international level (15 countries) and has contributed to the field extensively. Particularly very few people have contributed to both the fields of Solitons and Chaos, which are major constituents of Nonlinear Dynamics, on equal footing as Prof. Lakshmanan has done. Further, Dr. Lakshmanan has single handedly built an active research group of international standard in Nonlinear Dynamics and established a Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India. However, there are hardly any sources through which other outputs of these collaborations with 70 Institutions and it could be easily documented and studied.Scientometrics is an application of quantitative techniques for documenting, collecting works of eminent scientists and researchers. In this study present a concise sketch of Professor M. Lakshmanan on his scientific achievements and his research has made great impact in Nonlinear Dynamics. The channals of communications used and distribution of publications among the channels were found with indicators. He has 291 Publications to his credit and received 5014 citations with 38 h-index during the period of 1972- 2016. The results indicate his secular publication productivity and nature of research activities were such that he eminently qualified to be taken as a role model for the young generation to emulate in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics.