Bibliometric Analysis of Publications of ICAR Top Ranked Agricultural Universities of India : An Indian Citation Index (ICI) Based Study

The present study intends to analyze the research output of ICARs top ranked five Agricultural Universities (AUs) represented in Indian publications in Indian Citation Index (ICI) during 2006 to 2015. The study has been conducted to assess the share of research output of five AUs in Indian publications, subject categories of these publications, type of documents published, top journals preferred for publication and citation received by these publications. It was found that Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi had the largest share in terms of number of publications of articles in Indian publication and also in citations and cited articles.