Mapping excellence and diversity of research performance in India

Prathap, G. (2016) Mapping excellence and diversity of research performance in India. Current Science, 111 (3). pp. 470-474.

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Abstract

We propose a framework score to see how Indian universities and research-focused institutions fare in the world of high-end research in terms of excellence and diversity of their research base. For this we use a web application available in the public domain which visualizes scientific excellence worldwide in several subject areas. Only in 15 subject areas does India have a presence among global institutions in the 22 areas in which there are at least 50 institutes globally that have published more than 500 papers. The country has no institution which can be counted globally in seven areas: arts and humanities; business, management and accounting; health professions; neuroscience; nursing; psychology, and social sciences. India’s research base is completely skewed towards the physical sciences and engineering with very little for biological sciences and medicine, and virtually none in social sciences, and arts and humanities when excellence at the highest level is considered.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bibliometrics, Framework score, Research diversity, Scientific excellence
Author Affiliation: Gangan Prathap is in Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur 680 501, India and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram 695 016, India
Subjects: Agricultural Engineering
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2016 09:57
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2016 09:57
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14417

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