Mapping of Research Publications on Hydrology in India from 1989 to 2020: A Scientometric Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the research output in the subject of hydrology using scientometric analysis and mapping technique using Web of Science (Clarivate) database. The related publications from 1989 to 2020 were collected through the Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate) database on June 20, 2021. With the search topics “hydrology” and “India”, a total of 513 publications satisfying these search criteria were pulled out to perform further analysis. The 513 publications were from 607 institutions, 500 countries, 1499 authors, and 485 articles. They were written in 04 languages. It was found that The highly productive year for publication on hydrology under the study period is 2020. English is the highly preferred language for publication of research on hydrology under the study period. The highly preferred form of communication of research output on hydrology is journal articles. Sinha, R is the most profile author on hydrology under the study period. The Water Resources is the subject in which highest number of publications published under the study period. The highly productive organization is Indian Institute of Technology System. The highly preferred journal for communication of research output on hydrology by scholars under the study period is Journal of Hydrology. India is the highly productive country in publication of research output on hydrology under the study period. The two key terms “hydrology” and “India” were used for data collection. The study does not include print format research publications of the scholars working in the field of hydrology. The research publications that appeared in local journal and other printed sources were not included.