Research Productivity of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun During 1990-2019: A Scientometric Approach

Research Productivity of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun During 1990-2019: A Scientometric Approach

Authors

  •   Indra Singh   College of Forestry, Ranichauri, VCSG UUHF, Tehri, Garhwal, Uttarakhand
  •   Padam Singh   College of Forestry, Ranichauri, VCSG UUHF, Tehri, Garhwal, Uttarakhand
  •   Pravin Rawat   Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla
  •   Ayush Kumar Patel   Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005
  •   Madan Singh   Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005
  •   Kunwar Singh   Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005
  •   Avadhesh Kumar Patel   Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i8/164678

Keywords:

Scientometrics, Research Productivity, Authorship Pattern, Forest Research, Forestry, Dehradun, Himalayas.

Abstract

Forest Research Institute (FRI) is a premier institute in India under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). This study's main aim was to examine the research productivity of the FRI, Dehradun, during 1990-2019. The data for the present study were collected from the Scopus database. VOS viewer with version 1.6.16 was adopted to visualize Co-authorship analysis, Co-occurrence analysis, and Co-citation analysis. Scientometrics indicators like author productivity, collaboration coefficient, modified collaboration coefficient, co-authorship index, etc were used. The study's findings revealed that the maximum number of publications 75(8.4%), was published in 2008 while the maximum number of publications was cited in 2007(480). The analysis also revealed that the average citation per publication was maximum in 2015(88.00). The most focused research areas are Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, etc., present in Forest Research Institute. The most searched site for source collection is Indian Forester.

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Author Biographies

Indra Singh, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, VCSG UUHF, Tehri, Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Assistant Professor

Padam Singh, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, VCSG UUHF, Tehri, Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Assistant Professor

Pravin Rawat, Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla

Scientist - B

Ayush Kumar Patel, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005

Post Graduate

Madan Singh, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005

Post Graduate

Kunwar Singh, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005

Assistant Professor

Avadhesh Kumar Patel, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005

Post Graduate

Published

2021-08-27

How to Cite

Singh, I., Singh, P., Rawat, P., Patel, A. K., Singh, M., Singh, K., & Patel, A. K. (2021). Research Productivity of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun During 1990-2019: A Scientometric Approach. Indian Forester, 147(8), 767–777. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i8/164678

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