Mapping life sciences research in India: A profile based on BIOSIS 1992-1994

摘要

Life sciences research in India, as seen from Biological Abstracts (1992-1994), is quantified and mapped. Researchers from over 1,400 institutions located in over 450 cities/towns have authored 20,046 papers in 1,582 journals published from 52 countries. About 46% of Indian papers have appeared in non-SCI journals, and a further 37.5% in journals with impact factor less than 1.0. The analysis reveals the existence of two clusters: a large number of institutions devoted to agriculture and classical biology, publishing mostly in low-impact journals, and a smaller group publishing some papers in new biology and some areas of medicine in international journals of medium impact.