A Bibliometric Study of Publication Productivity of Teachers in Science Departments of Kannur University, Kerala

Abstract

The paper presents the result of bibliometric study of publication productivity of teachers in the science departments of Kannur University, Kerala, India. It identifies the most productive teachers in different departments of the university, subject wise publication productivity, gender wise publication productivity, and authorship pattern and degree of collaboration by applying bibliometric techniques and analysis. The results of the survey reveals the departments with highest number of publications as well as the most productive campuses of the university. The survey found that there is more literature with multi- authorship than single authorship and a good number of publications are from Science Departments. The study can help departments to assess their research activities and  teachers to assess their publication performance.