PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(V)/35-39 /6

AUTHOR : Smt. Jayalaxmi Kittur and Dr. Vinayak Bankapur

TITLE: CITATION ANALYSIS OF DOCTORAL THESES SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY IN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES DHARWAD: OBSOLESCENCE STUDY

ABSTRACT:Citation analysis is a helpful tool in obtaining the users approach to seek information for their requirement. Obsolescence rate of literature can also obtain through citation analysis. The present study is to find the obsolescence rate of publications in the field Agronomy by using citation analysis of doctoral theses submitted to the department of Agronomy in University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad.  Theses submitted in the duration 1987 to 2013 are taken for the study. There are total 92 theses yielding 16976 citations.   Analysis is also done to find out the Authorship pattern, Chronological distribution, forms of the information resources cited by researchers in their thesis. 

KEYWORDS: Citation Analysis, Doctoral theses, obsolescence study

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