Indian scientific output as seen through <i>Indian Science Abstracts</i>

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<smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> Analysis of 18,224 papers published by 3439 institutions in 445 Indian science journals and abstracted by <i>Indian Science</i> <i>Abstracts </i>(ISA) during 2006 indicates that major publication output came from academic institutions followed by state agriculture universities and medical colleges. Among the state agriculture universities, Punjab Agriculture University ranked first followed by CCS Haryana Agriculture University. The highest number of papers was published in the disciplines of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries followed by medical and veterinary sciences. The Indian publication output in 2006 has increased considerably as compared to a similar 1984 study. </smarttagtype></smarttagtype></smarttagtype>