Citations and Self Citations of Indian Authors in Astrophysics Journals: A Study Based on Indian Citation Index

Authors

  • G. ulaganathan LIS, Research Scholar Ph.D. (PT), Kongunadu Arts & Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore - 641029, & Librarian, Dr SNS Rajalakshmi College of Arts & Science (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641049.
  • Dr R Senthil kumar Librarian (SG) & Head (Research), Department of Library and Information Science, Kongunadu Arts & Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-641029.

Keywords:

Indian citation index, Astrophysics, Citations, Self citations, JCI, RII.

Abstract

Indian Citation Index database is a powerful tool to search, track, measure and collaborate in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. This paper is discussed the published research articles,citations and self-citations in the astrophysics journals which are available in Indian Citation Index.. There are 5 journals listed in the Indian Citation Index, 543(30.08%) articles from Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics and 469(25.98%) articles from Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy published.

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Published

2019-01-05