Bibliometric Analysis of Papers Published in Indian Journal of Chemistry-Section A and Section B during 2015-2020

Abstract

An analysis of 456 papers published in IJCA and 548 papers in IJCB during 2015-2020 indicates that the average number of articles published per year was 76 in IJCA and 91.3 in IJCB. Academic institutions from India and abroad were the major contributors to both the journals, however, their share varied in the two journals. India and China were the major contributors to IJCA, while India and Iran were the major contributors to IJCB. The value of CPP for Indian and foreign authored papers was almost the same for both the journals. Among the prolific countries, highest value of CPP was for Bangladesh for papers published in IJCA and no significant difference was observed in the values of CPP for prolific countries in IJCB. Islamic Azad University (Iran) contributed the highest number of papers in IJCA, while CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIRIICT) topped the list of institutions in IJCB. Among the prolific institutions, CSIR-CSMCRI (Bhavnagar) had the highest value of CPP for IJCA. In case of IJCB, Gujarat University and Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University (MBKU) had the highest value of CPP. The Proportion of uncited papers was slightly more in IJCA as compared to IJCB. Of the 12 highly cited papers in IJCA five papers were written in domestic collaboration and one in international collaboration, while of the nine highly cited papers in IJCB four papers were written in domestic collaboration and none in international collaboration.