Research Productivity and Citations of Authors in Alagappa University: A Study

This article discusses about the published research articles and its citation available in the Indian Citation Index by the authors from Alagappa University, Alagappa Puram, Sivagangai, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630 003, India. The relevant data are collected from Indian Citation Index and it was analyzed. It shows among 257 articles, 37 (14.40%) maximum number of articles published in 2011 followed by 34 (13.23%) articles in 2010 and 32 (12.45%) articles in 2013. The minimum number of articles i.e. 9 (3.50%) was published in the year 2006. Based on the citation during the study period 154 citations were identified, 26 (16.88%) citations in 2011 and 22 (14.29%) citation in 2009.