Abstract:
The Himalayas are new fold mountains along India’s northern boundary. The
Himalayan range is one of the world’s tallest and roughest mountain ranges. The
study’s main purpose is to conduct an analytical study on the Himalayan Research
Outcomes published in the Scopus database. It also aims to determine the year-wise
productivity of Himalayan research, identify and measure the research literature
output in Himalayan Research, and find the most productive authors and author
productivity patterns in Himalayan Research. The data considered for the study
was from 1989-2021 in the Scopus database. Fourteen thousand three hundred
seventy-five records were found in the predefined study period, out of which 1879
journals contributed to “Himalayas”, which were examined for the study. The study
found that in the year 2020, the publications were highest. The “Journal of Asian
Earth Sciences” has published the highest number of articles. Among the top insti tutions, “The Chinese Academy of Sciences” ranked at the top of the list. It was also
found that India had the highest share of publications. The outcome of the present
research study added value to the existing scientometric literature and acted as a
source to guide the researchers on Himalayan Studies. The outcome also enabled
the libraries and policymakers to know the scholarly information resources, the
institutions, and the leading scientists engaged in Himalayan mountains research
and related subjects to organize the knowledge resources.
