Trends and Collaboration in the Annals of Library and Information Studies (2010-2025): A Scientometric Perspective on Growth, Productivity and Rankings

Mapping Library and Information Science Research in Sri Lanka: A Bibliometric Study of the Sri Lanka Library Review (2020–2025)

Bibliometric studies play an important role in evaluating the growth, structure and scholarly output of academic journals. The present study is a bibliometric survey of the Sri Lanka Library Review (SLLR), a journal published by the Sri Lanka Library Association, between 2020 and 2025. The study analysed 55 full research articles and two abstracts published in twelve issues. The main indicators examined were annual publication output, authorship and collaboration patterns, article length, reference use, language of publication, institutional affiliation and readership on the Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) platform. The findings show that SLLR maintained a regular publication record during the study period, with an average of approximately nine research articles per year. Single-authored publications accounted for 52.63% of the total output, while multi-authored publications accounted for 47.37%, resulting in a Degree of Collaboration of 0.47. Most articles were between 16 and 20 pages in length, and the majority cited between 11 and 30 references. English was the dominant language of publication (68.42%), followed by Sinhala (19.30%) and Tamil (12.28%). Article view data indicated measurable readership through SLJOL, with most articles receiving between 200 and 399 views during the data collection period. The University of Colombo was the highest contributing institution. The findings demonstrate that SLLR is an important national journal for Library and Information Science research in Sri Lanka and has the potential to further strengthen its scholarly visibility, research collaboration and multilingual contribution.

Trends and patterns of citations in Public Administration Doctoral theses: A Bibliometric analysis of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2013-2022)

The technique of citation analysis involves the process of collection and analysis & interpretation of citations given in various types of literature and thereby helps in the identification of significant sources of information, individuals, institutions and other aggregates of scientific activities. The most appropriate technique for the study is counting citations on the basis of their characteristics, subject, authorship pattern, chronological distributions, geographical distribution, etc. The study examined 36 Ph.D. theses submitted in the department of Public Administration, KUK, during the period 2013-2022. The information was collected from the website of Shodhganga. This Microsoft Excel was used for data analysis, and the data was presented in tabulated form. The study finds the most cited sources, authorship patterns and geographical distribution. Single-authored books accounted for 1206 (79.97%) of total citations, while single-authored journals contributed 711 (67.97%). Out of the total 4085 citations, 1508 (36.92%) citations were from books, followed by journals with 1046 (25.83%) citations. The highest No. of 833 Journals (79.63%) and 1287 books (85.34%) cited in Public Administration, those published from India. The first-ranked journal was “Economic and Political Weekly” with 122 (11.66%) citations. The second-ranked journal was “Indian Journal of Public Administration” with 105 (10.03%) citations. The study shows a considerable variability in the frequency of the citations over the years, where the maximum citations were found in the specific period 2012-15. Further, this research underscores the importance of the local source of information in the field of Public administration and also illustrates that the single-authorship pattern was commonly used.

A bibliometric mapping of global research trends and future directions in entrepreneurial training

A Bibliometric Analysis of Strategic Management Accounting Research: Trends, Intellectual Structure, and Future Directions (1995–2025)

The purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to assess scholarly and research efforts in the field of SMA. Basically, the study observed the important indicators such as authors, journals, affiliations, key words, annual growth rate of scientific productions and citations, topic trends, and collaborative networks among scholars. "Scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature review (SPAR-4-SLR)" is the methodology used in the study. 462 papers from 1995 to 2025 A.D. were retrieved from the Scopus database, and the analysis tool was Bibilioshiny. The analysis focuses on the expansion of scientific output, citations, keyword changes, the appearance of new authors, and the thematic area under SMA. The thematic area of SMA from its beginning to the present, as well as the most important authors, publications, affiliations, and collaborations, were highlighted, along with pioneering scholars in the discipline. New researchers continue their work to provide further insights in this field, guided by thematic analysis and the introduction of new keywords provided by this study in the field of SMA. This study can be used to evaluate SMA and its industrial practice and need assessment. Nevertheless, the study only used papers that were retrieved from Scopus, and its search keywords are limited.

Evolution of Authorship Pattern, Publication Growth, and Collaboration Networks in Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (2011-2024)

The current paper examines the work of the indexed SCOPUS strategy Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, a periodical contained in the SCOPUS database, between 2011 and 2024, with 9,481 documents being indexed. The research will be intended to point out existing trends and define areas of research and the impact of the journal on the development of pharmacological research. The evaluation of the publications, authorship, and collaboration pattern of the authors, annual distribution of the articles, and categorizing the papers based on the professional category is done, and utilizing various analytical tools and methods, the article is classified. Results have shown that there has been an increased appreciation of the role played by the journal as to the importance of spreading key research findings. In the discussion, the journal of the Research in Pharmacy and Technology is discussed as a critical tool to promote the quality and standards of education and research output, providing an insight into the role of the same and its possible future direction of study in this highly changing discipline. It has briefly summarized the methodology used by the study, key results, and the implications of the study results about research productivity in the broader perspective of the research journal Pharmacy and Technology.

Scientometric Analysis of the Research Output of IIM Indore (2005-2024)

The Web of Science (WoS) database was used to conduct a detailed assessment of 227 research articles from IIM Indore between 2005 and 2024. The analysis covers year-wise growth, subject-specific research field distribution, document type distribution, prolific authors by publication count and impact factor, top-cited papers, relevant sources with impact factor, and funding agencies for IIM Indore. According to the findings, IIM Indore’s productivity peaked in 2024. Banerjee S was the most prolific author, with 13 publications, and the Computer Science, Mathematics & Engineering Area published the greatest number of publications, a total of 168. The Journal of Cleaner Production and Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review each published the most papers, with seven each. The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided the most funding, supporting nine publications.