RESEARCH LOSING SHEEN IN INDIA

ALL THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA PUT TOGETHER HAVE A LESSER RESEARCH OUTPUT THAN EITHER OF THE WORLD'S TOP TWO RANKING VARSITIES — CAMBRIDGE AND STANFORD, ACCORDING TO A LATEST STUDY.

THE STUDY

39 central universities in India were rated on various parameters including total publications, total citations and number of publications with international collaborators. The study will be published in the journal Current Science.

HOPE FOR FUTURE

Last year, a report found that India is at the second position among countries with the highest increase in their contribution to high-quality scientific research. The country’s growth of research is only behind China’s.

BEST AMONG US

University of Delhi has the highest research output at present, followed by BHU.

University of Delhi accounts for approximately 21 per cent of research output of all 39 Central Universities during 2010-14, researchers said.

Some smaller institutions such as Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Central University Garhwal and University of Hyderabad show better ranking for the highest number of citations per faculty.

Over 35 per cent of the research work in all disciplines has been done during the last five years only which is also indicative of the fact that research activity has been on a rise since the past few years

— VIVEK KUMAR SINGH,

Researcher at Banaras Hindu University