Publication Status of National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai during 2009 - 2018

An Analytical Study

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the publication pattern of National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) from 2009 to 2018. Five hundred ninety-one documents were published during the study period.  Most of them are articles (477) and the maximum number of research publications found in the category of ‘Immunology’ with 225 (38.07%). PLOS One is the most preferred journal of NIRT scientists; Lancet has high impact factor (59.102) journal.  Co-authorship pattern (583 records) is preferred by NIRT researchers rather than solo authorship (8 papers).   H-index of NIRT output during the study period is 47.  NIRT documents were cited 14700 times, and an average citation per item is 24.87; the degree of the collaboration was identified is 0.83.  Swaminathan S is the most prolific author with 184 documents and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is the effective collaborative organization.