It gives trends of ICAR - NDRI Research Publications in different years in different journals

1. PUBLICATIONS TRENDS OF NDRI SCIENTISTS DURING 2019-2021: A
SCIENTOMETRIC STUDY
Narendra Singh Rohila
Senior Technical Officer
National Library in Dairying
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana
Email: ns.ndri@gmail.com
Abstract
This presentation attempts to evaluate the trend of research output of NDRI scientific
publications/ research papers indexed in Web of Science (WoS) online database for the three
years period of 2019 to 2021. Total 822 research papers of NDRI scientists were indexed in web
of science during the study period. In the year 2021, maximum 302 (36.73%) research papers
were evidenced to be published by the by the ICAR – NDRI researchers besides the document
type, technical articles, review articles, proceeding papers, etc. Ashok Mohanty was found to
the most prolific author with maximum 38 papers during the study period . Maximum papers
were published in Agriculture Dairy Animal Science of WoS category. The present presentation
will be useful for the subject matter specialists, researchers, students, librarians as well as for the
policy makers to look into the trend in making effective policies basis on these results.
Keywords: ICAR-NDRI, Web of Science, Scientometric Analysis, Research Outputs
Introduction
ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute was founded in Bangalore in 1923 as a center for dairy
education. In 1936 it was renamed as Imperial Dairy Institute and it was shifted to its present site
in Karnal in 1955 and renamed again as National Dairy Research Institute. In 1970, NDRI was
brought under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The Institute has the
distinction of being a Deemed University for implementing its academic programmes since
1989.
NDRI operates through 13 research divisions / sections viz. Animal Genetics and Breeding,
Animal Biotechnology, Animal Physiology, Animal Nutrition, Animal Bio-chemistry, Livestock
Production and Management, Forage Research, Dairy Microbiology, Dairy Chemistry, Dairy
Technology, Dairy Engineering, Dairy Economics, Statistics and Management and Dairy
Extension. This Institute has the unique distinction of having been ranked first, among all
Agricultural Universities of India including 4 Deemed Universities, consecutively for five
times in the years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

2. The Institute has also a National Library in Dairying, which possesses an impressive collection
of literature on dairying and allied subjects. NDRI library is a member of CeRA from the very
beginning. In present scenario, the face of libraries mostly has been changed with the advent of
information technology. The storage and dissemination process of reading materials in libraries
have been transformed from traditional to digital or in other words manual to automation. To
gain the full benefits of digital technologies in libraries functioning, different advanced steps
have been taken at ICAR - NDRI. Among these, resource sharing is one of the most important
step. Library consortium is an association of libraries established by formal agreement based on
the concept for resource sharing among its members. CeRA is consortium for sharing of
scholarly publications among the agricultural scientific community to ameliorate the quality of
research in the areas of agriculture and allied sciences subjects. Presently, there are 152
consortium members including ICAR Institutes, Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs) and
the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).
Objectives:
The objectives of this study aimed to evaluate the trend of NDRI scientists’ research output on
the basis of research articles indexed in Web of Science for the year 2019-2021. are following:
1. To find out the year wise publications.
2. To find out the document types preferred by the scientists.
3. To find out the most prolific author.
4. To find out the WoS category in which maximum publication were published.
5. To find out the research collaborative research institutions.
6. To find out the preferred journals for publications by the scientists.
7. To find out the preferred publishers for publications by the scientists.
Methodology of study:
The data was retrieved from Web of Science (WoS) online database, Science Citation Index
Expanded core collection on dated 13-09-2022. Selected the affiliation as ICAR-National Dairy
Research Institute and customized the time span as 01-01-2019 to 31-12-2021. The total 822
records were retrieved. The research out puts were estimated from the analysis part of WoS. The
data was tabulated for further analysis.
Analysis and Discussion:
1. Annual output of research papers:
Out of the 822 indexed research papers in WoS, 273, 247 and 302 research papers were
published in three consecutive years. Maximum research papers were published in the year

3. 2021 i.e. 302 (36.73%) numbers. It is followed by the 273(33.21%) publications in the year
2019. Minimum 247 (30.04%) were published in the year 2020.
Table 1. Annual publications by the researchers of ICAR - NDRI
Sr. No. Year No. of Papers % of 822
1. 2019 273 33.211%
2. 2020 247 30.04%
3. 2021 302 36.73%
2. Document type of research papers:
Out of the 822 indexed research papers in WoS, the trend showed total 752 articles, 61 review
articles, 3 editorial material, 3 meeting abstract, 2 proceeding paper and 1 letter were published
by the NDRI researchers during the study period. Most preferred documents were research
articles (752) in research journals followed by review articles (61).
Table 2. Preferred document types by the NDRI scientists
Sr.No. Document type Numbers of Papers
1. Article 752
2. Review Article 61
4. Editorial Material 3
5. Meeting Abstract 3
6. Proceeding Paper 2
7. Letter 1
3. Top NDRI prolific authors:
Total ten authors were selected. As per the Web of science analysis report during the period,
most prolific author was Dr. Ashok Mohanty with 38 numbers of publications followed by Dr,
Suman Kapila with 34 numbers of articles. Minimum 34 publications were by M S Chauhan.
Sr. No. Name of Author No. of Papers
1. Mohanty, Ashok 38

4. 2. Kapila, Suman 34
3. Kumaresan, A 33
4. Onteru, Sunil Kumar 32
5. Bhakat, Mukesh 28
6. Mohanty, Tushar Kumar 26
7. Arora, Sumangla 26
8. Singh, Dheer 25
9. Kapila, Rajeev 24
10. Chauhan, M.S. 23
4. Top WoS subject category - wise publications:
As per the Web of science analysis report, maximum publications i.e. 277 research articles
belonged to Agriculture dairy Animal Science category, followed by Food Science Technology
category with 175 research papers.Veterinary sciences (96), Biotechnology Applied
Microbiology (74), Reproductive Biology (55), Biochemistry Molecular Biology (48), Biology
(48), Physiology (43) , Microbiology (35) and Genetics Heredity (30) were also in top ten of
WoS category fields preferred by the researchers of NDRI during the period under report.
Table 4: Research papers published according to WoS subject category
Sr. No. Web of Science Category No. of Papers % of 822
1. Agriculture Dairy Animal Science 277 33.698%
2. Food Science Technology 175 21.290%
3. Veterinary Sciences 96 11.679%
4. Biotechnology Applied Microbiology 74 9.002%
5. Reproductive Biology 55 6.691%
6. Biochemistry Molecular Biology 48 5.839%
7. Biology 48 5.839%
8. Physiology 43 5.231%
9. Microbiology 35 4.258%
10. Genetics Heredity 30 3.650%

5. 5. Top Institutions Collaborative with NDRI:
Table 5, below, exhibits the data on top 10 institutions collaborated with ICAR-NDRI in
research. Among these, as per the analysis report of WoS during the year 2019 to 2021.
ICAR-IVRI, Bareilly was on the top with 63 collaborative research papers followed by
NBAGR, Karnal with 41 research papers. LUVAS, Hisar with 32, CSWRI, Avika Nagar with
26, CBRI, Hisar with 20, GADVASU, Ludhiana with 18, CIRG, Mathura with 18, NIANP
with 17, MAFSU with 16 and IIT , SYSTEM with 15.
Table 5: Collaborative Research Institutions with NDRI
Sr. No. Name of Institute No. of Papers % of 822
1. ICAR INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
63 7.664%
2. ICAR NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL
GENETIC RESOURCES
41 4.988%
3. LALA LAJPAT RAI UNIVERSITY OF
VETERINARY ANIMAL SCIENCES
32 3.893%
4. ICAR CENTRAL SHEEP WOOL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
26 3.163%
5. ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH
ON BUFFALOES
20 2.433%
6. GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY ANIMAL
SCIENCES UNIVERSITY GADVASU
18 2.190%
7. ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH
ON GOATS
18 2.190%
8. ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL
NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY
17 2.068%
9. MAHARASHTRA ANIMAL FISHERY
SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
16 1.946%
10. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM IIT SYSTEM
15 1.825%
6. Top sources for publication by the NDRI:
Table 6, indicated that researchers of NDRI most preferred the two Indian journals viz. Indian
Journal of Animal Sciences (ICAR) and Indian Journal of Animal Research (ARCC) for their
publications during 2019 to 2021. Out of the 10 top sources for publications, 04 were Indian and
06 were International Journals. However, Indian Journal of Animal Science was found to be
most popular among the scientists for their publications.

6. Sr. No. Title of Journal No. of Papers % of 822
1. INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 97 11.800%
2. INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH 65 7.908%
3. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM RESEARCH 36 4.380%
4. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY MYSORE
33 4.015%
5. TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND
PRODUCTION
33 4.015%
6. LWT FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 32 3.893%
7. THERIOGENOLOGY 16 1.946%
8. ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 14 1.703%
9. INDIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
14 1.703%
10. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DAIRY
TECHNOLOGY
14 1.703%
7. Findings and conclusion:
During the 03 years’ period of study, growth of research paper was found to be in increasing
order. It is a good sign of any research institutions. Research outputs in the form articles
were most preferred by the NDRI researchers. Dr. Ashok Mohanty was the most prolific
author as per the analysis report of WoS. Maximum publication by the researchers found
place place in WoS category. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP was
the top institute for collaborative research with ICAR-NDRI. For ICAR-Publication, Indian
Journal of Animal Science was the most preferred journal to publish their research outputs
followed by Indian journal of Agriculture Dairy Animal Science
8. Acknowledgment: Authors are thankful to the Director and Head, Library Services,
ICAR - NDRI, Karnal for providing facilities and encouragement in respect of this study.
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