An impact-citations-exergy (iCX) trajectory analysis of leading research institutions in India

P. Nishy, Yatish Panwar, Suresh Prasad, G. K. Mandal and Gangan Prathap ()
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P. Nishy: CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
Yatish Panwar: CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
Suresh Prasad: CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
G. K. Mandal: CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources
Gangan Prathap: CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources

Scientometrics, 2012, vol. 91, issue 1, No 17, 245-251

Abstract: Abstract A thermodynamic analogy allows bibliometric research assessment of information production processes to be based on a scalar indicator which is an energy-like term called exergy. Derived from standard indicators like impact, citations and number of papers, the exergy indicator X is a multiplicative product of quality and quantity of a scientist’s or group’s performance using available bibliometric information. Thus, given the bibliometric sequences of leading research agencies and institutions, research performance can be displayed as trajectories on a two-dimensional map as time progresses. In this paper, we track the performance of several of the leading players contributing to academic scientific research in India.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; Papers; Citations; Impact; X = iC; Exergy; Quasity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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