Collaboration and authorship pattern in biotechnology research in India and Israel during 2001-2016: a comparative study

Abstract

This paper analyzes the authorship and collaborative research activity in Biotechnology using Scopus database. The collected data was analyzed by the help of Three study related scientometric tools i.e. Collaboration Coefficient, Authorship pattern and Activity Index, During the 16 years’ period, the multi- authorship articles are higher in number. The study found that the researchers in Biotechnology are moving toward team research or group research rather than solo research. The average Activity Index in India per year is 91.7, which is lower than that in Israel 100.71. The international collaboration shows that the United States has taken   top position as compared to   India and Israel.