Scientometrics of Nonlinear Dynamics Research in India during 1989-2016

Abstract

This paper highlight the different impact indicators such as Citation Score, Highly Cited papers, Self Citations, Average Citation Per Article, H-index of authors and H-type Index of Journals. An analysis of 3065 publications published by Indian scientists and indexed by web of science online database indicates that Nonlinear Dynamics in India picked up during 1989-2016. The Indian output in the field of laser research forms an integral part of the mainstream science as reflected by the pattern of publications and their citations in the international literature. The publication output is concentrated among few Institutions (IITs(785), IISc(286), Jadavpur University(84), Bharathidasan University(83), NITs(76) and Anna University(62)). The study indicates that the proportion of mega authored papers increased during 1989- 2016 and the international collaboration is mainly with the USA, Germany, France, Italy, UK, Canada, Peoples R china, Japan and so on. It reveals upward trends in the number of articles published. Publications received 33273 citations with h-index of 68. The average citation per article is 10.86. 188 publications are from Open Access Journals out of 3065 publications.