Research Productivity of Lung Cancer by Indian Scientists during 1984–2013

By : R. Jeyshankar, A. Vellaichamy

Page No: 24-35

Abstract
This study mainly focuses on Indian research output in Lung Cancer, one of the leading causes of carcinogens and tumor promoters ingested via smoking. The data for this study was obtained from Scopus database for the period of 1984–2013. The analysis shows that majority (94 per cent) of the scientists preferred to publish research papers in joint authorship. In depth, this study analysed that USA is the major collaborating partner of India with a share of 24.66 per cent publications. Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai is the most productive institution in India on Lung Cancer research. It has contributed 16.90 per cent of the total research output. Indian Journal of Cancer is the most productive journal of Lung Cancer research and it has contributed 8.65 per cent of publications.

Authors :
R. Jeyshankar : Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003.
A. Vellaichamy : Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi – 630 003.