A Scientometric Assessment of Research Output in Textile Technology

M. Packiyaraj; A. Manoharan; J. P. S. Kumaravel

doi:10.51983/ajist-2013.3.2.81

Authors

M. Packiyaraj Research Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore - 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Manoharan Department of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Trichy - 620 017, Tamil Nadu, India
J. P. S. Kumaravel Department of Library and Information Science, DDE, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2013.3.2.81

Keywords:

Textile Technology, Scientometrics, Authorship Pattern

Abstract

This paper attempts to highlight quantitatively the growth and development of world literature on Textile Technology in terms of publication output as reflected in Scopus database. During 1988-2012 (25 years) a total of 79757 papers were published by the scholars in the field of Textile technology. This study analyses the research output in Textile technology during 1988-2012 on several parameters including its growth, ranking of authors, and global publication share,overall share of international collaborative papers and share of major collaborative partners.

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