Evaluating Research Output using Scientometric and Social Network Analysis: A Case of Alagappa University, India
نویسندگان
1 Associate Professor Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University Karaikudi - 630003 Tamil Nadu, India
2 Professor and Chairperson, Department of Library & Information Science, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-Gu, Daegu 42601
3 Librarian, Government Law College, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu (Research Scholar - Part Time) Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi)
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چکیده
This study analyzed the research productivity of Alagappa University (AU), India, in terms of scientometric and social network analysis measures. The primary aim of this study is to construct two types of networks, co-authorship, and citation, with three levels of network measures to divulge the social and intellectual structure of AU and to identify their research hubs, social interactions, the knowledge diffusion pattern, which will help to strengthen their research areas, fund allocation and to formulate appropriate policy strategies. It revealed that AU produced 99.45 % of research articles in collaboration, particularly 88.41% of the articles were the outcome of international scientific collaboration, remaining 11.04% of them have collaborated domestically. It found that the main path of the most cited publications constituted the mainstream of development of the Department of Bio-Technology, AU.https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.20088302.2022.20.2.20.5
