Information use Pattern of Researchers in Horticulture : A Citation analysis of Doctoral Dissertations (1991-2010)

摘要

Citation study of 10,845 citations appended to 80 doctoral dissertations in the field of horticulture awarded by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswvidyalay (BCKV) and Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalay (UBKV), West Bengal has been carried out to determine the use pattern of the cited literature by the researchers during 1991-2010. The study attempted to identify the department wise and crop wise of dissertations, bibliographic forms, ranking of the most used journals, geographical, chronological and obsolescence studies of literature in horticulture. The findings reveal that the researchers understudy have primarily depended on journals of horticulture for their source of information. The maximum doctoral contribution was in the department of Fruits & Orchard Management. Maximum number of dissertations was submitted on 'Mango' crop. The most of the cited journals come from India followed by USA. Indian journal title 'South Indian Horticulture' and foreign journal title "Hort Science' are the most used journals. Bradford's law does not fit well in journals. The half-life of the journal articles is found to be 24 years.