Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): Vol 3, Iss 2, Year 2016
Articles

AUTHORSHIP PATTERNS AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH OF ONCOLOGY RESEARCH OUTPUT IN INDIA: A SCIENTOMETRICS STUDY

Senthilkumar R
Head of Research Department of Library and Information Science, Kongunadu Arts and Science College,
Muthukrishnan M
Head of Research Department of Library and Information Science, Kongunadu Arts and Science College,
Published December 30, 2016
Keywords
  • Authorship pattern, Degree of collaboration, Time Series Analysis, Oncology, Scientometrics.
How to Cite
R, S., & M, M. (2016). AUTHORSHIP PATTERNS AND COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH OF ONCOLOGY RESEARCH OUTPUT IN INDIA: A SCIENTOMETRICS STUDY. Kongunadu Research Journal, 3(2), 123-128. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj160

Abstract

The paper analysis authorship patterns and collaborative research of oncology research in Indiaas reflected by the research papers listed in Web of Science database for a period of 11 years from 2005-2015. The increased trend towards multiple authorship is predominant as compare to single authorship in case of
oncology in India.In the study, the degree of collaboration was not a constant value, it reveals varies of 0.03 to 0.16 percent and the mean quality as 0.09. The analysis found that single author papers maintained a low profile among oncology research scientists and the multi authorship pattern is expanding slowly in Indian oncology research.

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