Mapping of Research Publications on Himalayas: A Scientometrics Exploration

Abstract

The Himalayas are beautiful and useful to us in many ways. With Continuous study and research in the field of Himalayan Studies contributed huge amount of scientific literature to realize the various aspects of Himala yas. In this study we have made an attempt to quantitatively analyse the research trends in oceanography with the help of scientific publications reflected in the popular database web of science during the period 2000 to 2011. Here we have discussed about year wise growth of research publications on Himalayas, productivity of top authors, distribution of papers in various journals, country wise performance of research on Himalayas, citation patterns and many other aspects with the help of Scientometrics methods.