Impact assessment of Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) on research productivity of agricultural universities in India

K  VEERANJANEYULU; R C  AGRAWAL; G  RATHINASABAPATHY; NIRMAL  SINGH

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i9.161610

Authors

K VEERANJANEYULU Sri Konda Laxman Telangana Horticultural University, Mulugu, Siddipet, Telangana 502 279, India
R C AGRAWAL Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, New Delhi
G RATHINASABAPATHY Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
NIRMAL SINGH Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i9.161610

Keywords:

Agricultural research, Consortium for e-resources in agriculture, Impact assessment, Research productivity

Abstract

This study aims to assess the extent of usage of Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) and its impact on overall research productivity of Indian Agricultural Universities (AUs). The data was retrieved from CeRA and SCOPUS. The study is limited to 61 AUs during the period 2015–2021, and excludes ICAR research institutions. The results revealed that the top 10 universities accounted for 50.02% of the total downloads from CeRA. The top nine universities in terms of publication output contributed 50.71% of total number of publications produced by all AUs combined. Furthermore, 73% of the top 10 highly cited papers of each of the top 20 AUs, were published after the implementation of CeRA. Universities and institutions that have high CeRA download activity, but relatively low research output, need to be sensitized about this gap, encouraging them to optimally utilise CeRA resources more effectively to enhance research productivity.

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