Research and Publications Productivity of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur: A Scientometric Study

Abstract

Measuring research productivity and identifying its impact at national and international level is a continuous process of research institutes In view of the hyper competition among higher education institutions, most of them are concerned about their research productivity and quality of education. Productivity and quality of publications of an institution not only depict the ongoing research activities but also play a crucial role in differentiation of the institution from other similar institutions in its standing and ranking. The research productivity of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur is portrayed in this paper based on analysis of this institution’s publications output for the period 2010-2015, covered in the Scopus. In all data of 1231publications, pertaining to the said period was assessed into categories, and spelled out to results. This study reflects that the publication output of MNIT Jaipur is continuously increasing since 2010. Data analysis reveals a greater level of collaborative work at this Institute. The collaborative work is not only grounded within MNIT Jaipur but also with other institutions in the country and abroad. The largest number of papers published comprise of three authors followed by two authors and four authors. A look at the analysed data shows that majority of the publications are research articles, followed by papers published in conference proceedings. Which are the preferred journals and conference proceedings for research publications was also analysed and a list of top preferred journals/ conference proceedings is given. A list of highly cited publications is also included.