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Scientific productivity of Punjab Agricultural University (Ludhiana) in agricultural sciences : A bibliometric study

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pp. 71–89Vol. 19Issue 1June 2025DOI: 10.47974/CJSIM-2024-11006XML
Published Online:
01 Jul 2025
Article type:
Research Article
Language:
EN
Article no.:
CJSIM-2024-11006
Pages:
71–89

Abstract

The paper makes a bibliometric assessment of the scientific output of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in agricultural sciences for a period of 20 years from 2003-2022. Data for the study were downloaded from the Scopus database of the Elsevier. To identify the papers published by the university, a search was conducted in the Scopus database using Punjab Agricultural University in the affiliation tag for the period 2003-2022. The downloaded data identified 6016 research publications published by PAU during the study period of 2003-2022. The growth pattern of publications output during the period under study is inconsistent but shows a growing trend of output. The highest number of articles was produced in the last two year block of 2021-2022. Of the total output, about 48.8% papers appeared in Indian journals and remaining 51.2% in journals originating from other developing and developed nations of the world. Only a small proportion of articles appeared in high and very high impact factor journals. “Agricultural Research Journal” published by the PAU was the most preferred choice of communication of research results by the scholars of the university. The study provides deep insights into research contributions and trends of output of the university and is the first study related to assess scientific productivity of PAU in agricultural sciences using different bibliometric indicators.

Keywords

Agricultural sciencesScientometricsBibliometricsPunjab agricultural university

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