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A thermodynamic analogy allows bibliometric research assessment of information production processes to be based on a scalar indicator which is an energy-like term called exergy. Derived from standard indicators like impact, citations and number of papers, the exergy indicator X is a multiplicative product of quality and quantity of a scientist’s or group’s performance using available bibliometric information. Thus, given the bibliometric sequences of leading research agencies and institutions, research performance can be displayed as trajectories on a two-dimensional map as time progresses. In this paper, we track the performance of several of the leading players contributing to academic scientific research in India.
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Nishy, P., Panwar, Y., Prasad, S. et al. An impact-citations-exergy (iCX) trajectory analysis of leading research institutions in India. Scientometrics 91, 245–251 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0594-4
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