Osteoarthritis research in India: A scientometric assessment of publications output during 2007–16 Kumar Ashok1, Goel Sapna1, Gupta Ritu2,*, Gupta B.M.3 1Maharishi Markandeswar University, Mullana-Ambala 21K/A Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi 31173 Sector 15, Panchkula, Haryana *Corresponding Author Ritu Gupta ritu7648@gmail.com
Online published on 15 November, 2018. Abstract The paper examines 792 Indian publications on Osteoarthritis research, as covered in Scopus database during 2007–16, registering an annual average growth rate of 12.53% and citation impact of 10.66. India's share in global Osteoarthritis research output was 1.80% during 2007–16, which increased from 1.41% to 2.10% from 2007–11 to 2012–16. India's international collaborative publications share in Osteoarthritis research was 18.06% during 2007–16, which increased from 13.87% to 20.27% from 2007–11 to 2012–16. Medicine, among subjects, contributed the largest publication share (69.95%) to India's Osteoarthritis research, followed by Pharmacology, Toxicology & Pharmaceutics (26.01%), Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology (18.56%), and Immunology & Microbiology (3.41%) And Agricultural & Biological Sciences (2.27%) during 2007–16. The top 15 most productive organizations and authors together contributed 31.57% and 19.44% publication share and 52.97% and 23.37% citation share to total publications and citation output of India in Osteoarthritis research during 2007–16. The top 15 most productive journals together accounted for 26.56% share of India's total publication output on Osteoarthritis research during 2007–16, which increased from 26.12% to 26.80% from 2007–11 to 2012–16. Of the total India's Osteoarthritis research output, 13 highly cited papers have registered 101 to 830 citations per paper during 2007–16, which together received 2631 citations, averaging to 202.38 citations per paper. Amongst 13 highly cited papers, 6 resulted from stand-alone single organization and 7 from participation by two or more organizations (4 as national collaborative publication and 3 international collaborative publications). The 13 highly cited papers involved the participation of 162 authors from 123 organizations (including 28 Indian) and were published in 13 journals(with1 paper each). Top Keywords Osteoarthritis research, India, Publications, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics. Top |