Analysis Of Research Publications Of Icmr Institutes Of Western Region, India: A Scientometric Study Based On Citation Analysis

Abstract

Citation analysis is a research method used to evaluate the impact and influence of scholarly work by examining the frequency and patterns of citations within publications. It helps to identify influential authors, articles, and research areas, as well as understand the flow of knowledge and evolution of research over time. Essentially, it provides insights into the impact and reach of a specific institution's research output. In this paper we analyze the research publications of ICMR institutes situated in Western Region of India from 2017 to 2021. There are five institutes NIV, Pune, NARI, Pune, NIRRCH, Mumbai, NIIH, Mumbai and NIOH Ahmadabad established in Western Region of India. Citation Analysis of articles, Annual Growth Rate, year-wise distribution of articles under Scietometric study is used to evaluate the data. A total 1152 papers are indexed in WoS database in which highest 348 papers were published by NIV followed by 342 papers by NIRRCH, 192 papers by NIIH, 189 papers by NARI and only 81 papers by NIOH. NIV has continuous increases in AGR whereas NARI, NIRRCH, NIIH and NIOH have some fluctuation in graph of AGR during the period. Among the five institutes, NIV received highest 8421 citations followed by 6696 citations by NARI, 5729 citations by NIRRCH, 2951 citations by NIOH and 1693 citations by NIIH from 2017 to 2024 and many more findings were observe in the paper.