@article{gupta2013alzheimers,
  title = {Alzheimer’s Disease Research in India: A Scientometric Analysis of Publications Output during 2002-11},
  author = {B. M. Gupta and Adarsh Bala},
  year = 2013,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/RNIJ/2013/204542/},
  journal = {Research in Neurology: An International Journal},
  volume = 2013 (2013),
  pages = 11,
  doi = 10.5171/2013.204542,
  abstract = {Objectives: This study analyses the research output of India in Alzheimer’s disease research during 2002-11 on several parameters including the growth, rank and global publications share, citation impact, share of international collaborative papers and collaborative partner countries, sub-field wise distribution and productive institutions and author’s contribution and their impact and communication media. Methods: The Scopus Citation Database has been used to retrieve the data for 10 years (2002-11) by searching the keywords Alzheimer’s disease research in the combined Title, Abstract and Keywords fields. Results: India ranks at 16th position (with 900 papers) among top 20 top countries with a global publication share of 1.33% (rising from 0.39% in 2002 to 2.36% during 2011)and an annual average publication growth rate of 31.92% during 2002-11. Its citation impact per paper was 5.81 during 2002-11 (decreasing from 8.85 during 2002-06 to 4.79 during 2007-11). Its international collaborative publications share was 24.00% during 2002-11 (decreasing from 30.09% during 2002-06 to 21.96% during 2007-11). Conclusions: In view of its low publication productivity and citation impact, India needs to increase both the quantity and quality of research output through increased national funding and by enlarging national and international collaborative research efforts. The government must develop a strategy to respond to the growing need for care from early diagnosis to end of life care the disease patients. The government should declare Alzheimer’s disease as a national priority and sufficient budget should be provided for its care and research in the Five Year Plans of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. There is a need to increase the quantum of research efforts through extra-mural funding of all major Indian science agencies/departments.},
  keywords = {Alzheimer’s disease research, publications, scientometrics, India},
  note = Article ID: 204542
}