A scientometric assessment of research on white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in India vis-a-vis the world (1998–2017)

Visualization analysis of seabream and seabass aquaculture research using CiteSpace

The national fisheries research in India is spearheaded by domain-specific fisheries research institutions under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The current study was undertaken to assess the temporal trends  in research publications during the period 2009-2018, from eight fisheries research institutes under ICAR using ‘SciVal’, a web-based scientometric tool of Elsevier for measuring research performance. The data on various research metrics, such as the number of publications, their citations, field-weighted research impacts, number of publications in top journals, subject area categories and key phrases used in research outputs were extracted from the application. The assessment revealed that a total of 3263 papers were published by the fisheries research institutes under ICAR during the study period, which received 24,253 citations in total. The number of publications from the ICAR fisheries research institutes and their quality showed a steady increase over the years. The foremost journal for publishing Indian fisheries research outputs during the assessment period was the Indian Journal of Fisheries (408 papers; 12.5%) published by ICAR, New Delhi. The research focus of these institutes was found to be more towards the widely cultivated species, i.e ., Penaeus (= Litopenaeus) vannamei and Pangasionodon hypophthalmus. The present study highlights the research areas with significant momentum and scope for future funding; provides insights on the research trends and necessary leads to prioritise research among the national fisheries research institutes under ICAR. Keywords: Citations, Fisheries research, ICAR, India, SciVal, Scientometrics

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Scientometric assessment of research publications from fisheries institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) during 2009-2018

The present study aims to explore the journal characteristics of the ‘European Journal of Phycology’ (EJP) and presents citation analysis of 201 articles published in five volumes of the journal during 2009-2013. All papers have been examined carefully to explore the year wise distribution of articles, authorship pattern, degree of collaboration, average number of references per article, form of documents referred to, age of references, citations to the articles included in EJP, subject-wise distribution of articles, etc. Findings revealed that on an average each article refers to 50 information resources. Journals are the primary source of references used for writing research papers/ articles. The study revealed a high degree of authorship collaboration among Phycologists. Crossing the geographical boundaries, 50.24% articles have been contributed in international collaboration.

European Journal of Phycology: A bibliometric study

. In order to provide information on the current knowledge about the native fish Dormitator latifrons and identify the gaps that must be filled to achieve correct resource management, a scientometric study was carried out using different scientific databases. A total of 103 publications were registered between the years 1972 and 2021. Results indicate that the species has been addressed since 2001 with less than one publication per year, with 2008 being the year with the highest number of publications (10). The main topics addressed were ecology, physiology, and parasitology of fish. The available knowledge generated about the species is concentrated in 68 journals, with Mexico as the most productive country, followed by USA and Ecuador, and the most productive research centers about this fish were Mexico’s Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad de Guadalajara. A total of 285 authors were detected contributing knowledge to the species, with Violante-González in the top with ten publications. The co-authorship co-occurrence maps suggest there is no solid collaborative relationship between the scientific community and that the information generated is insufficient for conserving and exploiting this fish. It is essential to increase the study of thematic areas that allow their comprehensive management in the medium term; topics like reproduction in captivity, aquaculture, and nutrition must be addressed in the future to assure a sustainable use of this resource.

Dormitator latifrons (Richardson, 1844) a Pacific fat sleeper, but skinny in research: a scientometric study

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 117, NO. 3, 10 AUGUST 2019 382 Nirmal Singh is in the University Library, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, India, Surjya Narayan Datta is in the Department of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141 004, India and Singh Handa is in the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Nangal Road, Rupnagar 140 001, India. *For correspondence. (e-mail: surjya30740@gmail.com) Research dynamics in Indian fisheries and aquaculture: a scientometric analysis

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Research Dynamics in Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture:A Scientometric Analysis