NOPR Collection:

Citation generation potential

2018-07-19T12:29:22Z

Title: Citation generation potential Authors: Sen, B. K. Abstract: The article traces the history of the first use of the term citation potential and citation generation potential (CGP) and provides their definitions. Discusses how the terms differ from one another in terms of meaning. Identifies the factors such as intrinsic quality, rank of a scientist, subject, document type and mega-authorship that are responsible for the CGP. Explains how the CGP of a paper, a journal or a scientist can be determined and used. Page(s): 140-142

Eugene to Altmetrics: A chase for virtual foot prints!

2018-07-19T12:30:06Z

Title: Eugene to Altmetrics: A chase for virtual foot prints! Authors: Munnolli, Satish S; Pujar, Shamprasad M Abstract: There is an increasing interest in science communication and promotion of new inventions in this deluge digital information age. The social media tools available on the Internet assist the promotion of science dramatically and the change is happening in real time models. Expansion of World Wide Web and newer technologies has improved the ways in which science is communicated and its evaluation techniques. The use of conventional metric tools gauges the impact of scholarly publications using citation and download counts. They are widely used to evaluate articles, authors and disciplines on publishers’ platforms. These tools analyse the citation data in natural course of time and make them available over a period of time. ‘Altmetrics’ is a concept that addresses and measures the conversations happening in the virtual world in real time. The concept supports the prediction mechanism of possible citations for an article in future, if it gets cited in the social media. This paper attempts to create awareness about ‘Altmetrics’ among Indian scholars and takes a closer look at various features available in ‘Altmetric Explorer’ in order to gain insights of the rapidly changing science communication landscape. Page(s): 134-139

Information: Nature, importance and functions

2018-07-19T12:30:39Z

Title: Information: Nature, importance and functions Authors: Satija, M P Abstract: Information is all around us and next to matter and energy it is the most important and common entity in this world. It moves the world. Being a much over used term it is least understood and there is no consensual definition of it. But its properties are numerous and well recognized. It keeps moving a system be it bio, astro, social or mechanical. For an animal it is the product of being conscious. It is formed through sense perception in the brain but needs a physical media for its recording and communication. It is recorded as graphic visuals or electrical pulses or electromagnetic waves both in audio and visual forms. The article enumerates its various physical, economic, political and social properties and functions. Information has become a great and inexhaustible resource in national development. To live effectively is to live with authentic and adequate information. But it needs knowledge for its effective application. Without knowledge, information may be all heat and smoke without any light. The article emphasises that information literacy is instrumental in empowering citizens in this complex and sophisticated social world. Page(s): 128-133

Solar cell research in India: A scientometric profile

2018-07-19T12:31:20Z

Title: Solar cell research in India: A scientometric profile Authors: Dutt, Bharvi; Nikam, Khaiser Abstract: The study examines solar cell research in India as revealed by the publications indexed in Web of Science (WoS) for a period of 20 years from 1991 to 2010. It was seen that academic institutions contributed about half of the total output. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science outperformed all other institutes in the country. Solar cell research by Indian scientists is well connected to international research trends in the field. The recent trends suggest more domestic and international collaborative research involving larger team sizes. More emphasis is being given to research on solar cells based on materials other than silicon. Page(s): 115-127