Abstract
This paper aims to capture the pattern of collaboration operating in the field of rice crop research in India. The present study employs both bibliometric techniques as well as social network analysis to analyze the publication output indexed by Scopus database in rice crop research during 1995-2014. The study finds that Indian rice scientists prioritize collaborative research practices. Indian rice scientists demonstrate a preference for mega-authored publications. The increasing trend in the mean values of Degree of Collaboration, Collaboration Coefficient and Modified Collaboration Coefficient indicate that the proportion of multi- or mega-authored papers are accelerating steadily. Moreover, the increase in international collaboration indices manifests that the rice scientists in India have been gradually broadening the ambit of research collaboration to cope with the pace, scope and profoundness of transformations at the global level. The social network analysis of agencies reveals that the State Agricultural Universities, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and International Institutes have emerged as core collaborators in the field of rice crop research. Moreover, weak collaboration profile of industry indicates that although rice crop research has shifted from ‘Mode 1’ to ‘Mode 2’ form of knowledge production but its optimization is yet to be realized.
Highlights
Rice is a principal food crop for the world in general and Asians in particular; Asia accounts for 90 percent of global rice production and consumption and total rice demand continues to rise in Asia.[1]
The study is conducted to elucidate the pattern of collaboration operating in the field of rice crop research and aims to achieve the following objectives: (1) to explore the growth characteristics of knowledge productions for India in the field of rice crop research during 1995-2014; (2) to identify the type of co-authorship pattern and measures the strength of collaboration among Indian rice scientists; (3) to construct the domestic and international collaboration profile of Indian rice scientists; and (4) to examine the pattern of collaboration taking place between major agencies active in rice crop research in India
An attempt is made in the study to apply both co-author and social network analysis to capture broadly the intricacies of collaboration operating in the field of rice crop research in India
Summary
Rice is a principal food crop for the world in general and Asians in particular; Asia accounts for 90 percent of global rice production and consumption and total rice demand continues to rise in Asia.[1]. According to Tripathy and Garg, over 47% of papers accounted for rice research (to the total publications on all crops) during 2008-2010.[2] recent advancements in the field of applied molecular biology have provided new paradigms of looking at life processes and led to the emergence of new technologies. This new set of technologies has brought changes in scientific practices across the globe. An increase in the incidence of multiple-authorship has been largely perceived
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