Sarukkai Krishnamachary Rangarajan, fondly called as SKR by students and friends, passed away on ... more Sarukkai Krishnamachary Rangarajan, fondly called as SKR by students and friends, passed away on 29 April 2008 at Bangalore, following a massive heart attack. To say that Rangarajan was an outstanding electrochemist is simply inadequate to describe the genius he was and the breadth of his polymathic talents and interests.
This brief communication argues about the criteria to be used in evaluating the trend of scientif... more This brief communication argues about the criteria to be used in evaluating the trend of scientific research, in India, and as presented by other authors on the subject
... Grâce à Internet, il est possible d'enregistrer, d'accéder, de chercher et ... more ... Grâce à Internet, il est possible d'enregistrer, d'accéder, de chercher et de trouver de l'information n'importe où dans le monde en un instant (Uhegbu 2000). ... Jensen, Mike 2002, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Africa A Status Report. ...
A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries... more A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries, viz. Indonesia (182), Malaysia (452), the Philippines (241), Singapore (258) and Thailand (447), and covered in Science Citation Index 1979 and 1980; and citations to them in the international literature of science as seen from SCI 1979-1983 reveals that despite the relative economic affluence, science in these countries is still on the periphery. Except in the Philippines, the thrust in these countries seems to be in medical research as is evident from the large number of papers published in medical journals. In the Philippines, medicine comes a close second to agriculture, which leads, largely thanks to the contributions of the Interna tional Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Prolific authors, and institutions and journals often used by ASEAN scientists, and the better-cited papers are identified, Most papers are pub lished in low-impact journals and are rarely cited.
... The already existing gulf in the levels of science and technology performed in the developed ... more ... The already existing gulf in the levels of science and technology performed in the developed and ... with like-minded societies to save scientists from being held to ransom by greedy private publishers. ... world as well as to let others know what they are doing, that information is key ...
Sarukkai Krishnamachary Rangarajan, fondly called as SKR by students and friends, passed away on ... more Sarukkai Krishnamachary Rangarajan, fondly called as SKR by students and friends, passed away on 29 April 2008 at Bangalore, following a massive heart attack. To say that Rangarajan was an outstanding electrochemist is simply inadequate to describe the genius he was and the breadth of his polymathic talents and interests.
This brief communication argues about the criteria to be used in evaluating the trend of scientif... more This brief communication argues about the criteria to be used in evaluating the trend of scientific research, in India, and as presented by other authors on the subject
... Grâce à Internet, il est possible d'enregistrer, d'accéder, de chercher et ... more ... Grâce à Internet, il est possible d'enregistrer, d'accéder, de chercher et de trouver de l'information n'importe où dans le monde en un instant (Uhegbu 2000). ... Jensen, Mike 2002, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Africa A Status Report. ...
A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries... more A scientometric analysis of papers published over a two-year period from the five ASEAN Countries, viz. Indonesia (182), Malaysia (452), the Philippines (241), Singapore (258) and Thailand (447), and covered in Science Citation Index 1979 and 1980; and citations to them in the international literature of science as seen from SCI 1979-1983 reveals that despite the relative economic affluence, science in these countries is still on the periphery. Except in the Philippines, the thrust in these countries seems to be in medical research as is evident from the large number of papers published in medical journals. In the Philippines, medicine comes a close second to agriculture, which leads, largely thanks to the contributions of the Interna tional Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Prolific authors, and institutions and journals often used by ASEAN scientists, and the better-cited papers are identified, Most papers are pub lished in low-impact journals and are rarely cited.
... The already existing gulf in the levels of science and technology performed in the developed ... more ... The already existing gulf in the levels of science and technology performed in the developed and ... with like-minded societies to save scientists from being held to ransom by greedy private publishers. ... world as well as to let others know what they are doing, that information is key ...
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