Library Herald
Year: 2003, Volume: 41, Issue: 2
First page: (128) last page: (136)
Print ISSN: 0024-2292
Performance of Indian Universities in S&T Research: A Case Study of Five State University of Karnataka
B M GUPTA*, K C GARG** , B D KUMBAR***, S L SANGAM****
*National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, Dr S K S Krishan, Marg New Delhi 1100012. India. Bmguptal@yahoo.com or bmgupta@nistads.res.in
** National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, Dr S K S Krishan, Marg New Delhi 1100012. India.Email. gargkc@nistads.res.in
**** Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003, India
***** Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580003, India
Abstract
Examines the performance of Five State Universities of Karnataka (India) in seven broad subject fields (Physics, Chemistry, Engineering & Technology, Clinical Medicine, Biomedical Research, Biology, and Earth and Space Sciences) of Science and Technology in terms of contribution made in Science Citation Index and its impact during the period 1996-2000. The Study also revealed that there was no direct relationship between the Scientific Publication output of these Five Universities and their proportional impact on the professional community, both at the overall level as well as the broad subject level.