A Quantity–Quality Composite Ranking of Indian Institutions in CS Research

ABSTRACT This paper presents our proposed framework and experimental results on a quantity–quality composite performance assessment and ranking of Indian institutions in computer science (CS) research. We have tried to rank the 100 most productive Indian institutions in CS research on a composite single value rank derived from both ‘quantity’ and ‘quality’ parameters. Our work follows a standard scientometric methodology and uses data obtained from Scopus for 25 year period (1989–2013). The data are computationally analysed on relevant primary and secondary indicators and a composite quantity–quality ranking of research performance of Indian institutions in CS domain is computed. The proposed framework and the composite ranks obtained are analysed, evaluated and correlated with individual indicators and other recent work. The results obtained present a comprehensive analysis of research competitiveness of Indian institutions in CS research, both relative to each other and with the world top, and present inferences useful for policy makers, funding agencies, prospective students, and the CS community at large.

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