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A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE
AVAILABLE LITERATURE ON GLAUCOMA OF
THE EYE
DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED TO THE ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
SUBMITTED BY
K.RAVI
ENROLMENT NO. 4110600400
Under the Guidance of
Dr. M. TAMIZHCHELVAN Ph.D
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
ANNAMALAI NAGAR.
2007
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A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE
AVAILABLE LITERATURE ON GLAUCOMA OF
THE EYE
DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED TO THE ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
SUBMITTED BY
K.RAVI
ENROLMENT NO. 4110600400
Under the Guidance of
Dr. M. TAMIZHCHELVAN Ph.D
LIBRARIAN
SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
COIMBATORE
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
ANNAMALAI NAGAR.
2007
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CERTIFICAT
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the dissertation entitled A Bibliometric Analysis of the
Available Literature on Glaucoma of the Eye is the bonafide research work
carried out by Mr.K.Ravi student of M.Phil (Library and Information Science) Distance
Education, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, during the year of 2006-2007, in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of
Philosophy and that dissertation has not formed the basis for the award previously of any
degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or any other similar title.
PLACE: Coimbatore
DATE: SIGNATURE OF THE GUIDE
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DECLARATION
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the dissertation entitled A Bibliometric Analysis of the
Available Literature on Glaucoma of the Eye Submitted for the master of
philosophy in Library and Information Science in my original work and the dissertation
has not formed the basis for the award of any degree, associateship, fellowship or similar
other titles. It has not been submitted to any other University or Institution for the award
of any degree or diploma.
Place: Coimbatore Signature of the Scholar
Date: Name: K. RAVI
Enrol No: 4110600400
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ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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I wish to express my gratitude to my guide Dr. M. Tamizhchelvan Ph.D., Librarian, Sri
Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore for his continuous
supervision, inspiring guidance and constant encouragement in carrying out my research.
I express my gratitude to Mr.K.C.Mahesh, Research Librarian, Sankara Nethralaya
Vision and Research centre, Chennai.
I express my gratitude to Mr.K.Karuppusamy, Librarian, Sasurie College of Engineering,
Vijayamangalam, Perundurai.
It is pleasure to thank Mr. A. Shanmugam & Mr. M. Sakthi Suganth Librarians and
Mr. T.Gopalakrishnan Assistant Librarian of Dr. GRD College of Science, Coimbatore
for providing information for my project work.
I thank my family members especially my parents for their continuous encouragement
and moral support to the successful completion of course of study.
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
1.1 Preamble
1.2 Bibliometric Study
1.3 Need for the study
1.4 Objectives of the study
1.5 Hypothesis
1.6 Statement of the Title
1.7 Methodology
1.8 Limitation of the study
1.9 Chapterisation
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II
BIBLIOMETRICS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Citation
2.3 Concept of Bibliometrics
2.4 Empirical Laws
2.4.1 Bradfords Law
2.4.2 Zipfs Law
2.4.3 Lotkas Law
2.5 Other Empirical Laws
2.5.1 Senguptas Law
2.5.2 Garfields Law
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II 2.5.3 Prices Square Root Law
2.5 Applications of Bibliometric Laws
2.6 Literature and Bibliometrics
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2.8 Citation Analysis
III
GLAUCOMA OF THE EYE
3.1 Diseases Of The Eye
3.1.1 Cataract
3.1.2 Glaucoma
3.1.3 Retinal Disorders
3.1.4 Uvea Inflammation and Infection Disorders
3.1.5 Corneal and Refractive Disorders
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IV
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Major Studies
38 - 43
V
MEDLINE / PUBMED / DATA BASE
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Special Searching Features
5.3 Search Strategy
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VI
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Year wise of Literature
6.3 Authorship Pattern
6.4 Types of Institution
6.5 Type of Publications (PT)
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6.6 Language of Publication
6.7 Quantum of Literature Output
6.8 Country-wise Publication (CP)
6.9 Core Journals and their Productivity Rate
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VII
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Major Findings
7.3 Findings in Relation to Hypothesis
7.4 Conclusion
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 86 - 88
LIST OF TABLES
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6.1 Year wise of Literature 58
6.2 Authorship Pattern 60
6.3 Types of Institution 63
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6.4 Type of Publications (PT) 66
6.5 Language of Publication 69
6.6 Quantum of Literature Output 72
6.7 Country-wise Publication (CP) 74
6.8 Core Journals and their Productivity Rate 77
LIST OF DIAGRAMS
FIGURE NO TITLE OF THE DIAGRAM PAGE NO
6.1 Year wise of Literature 59
6.2 Single Authorship 62
6.3 Institution - wise Publication 65
6.4 Type of Publications (PT) 68
6.5 Language of Publications 71
6.6 Quantum of Literature 73
6.7 Country - wise Publications (CP) 76
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BIBLIOMETRICS
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GLAUCOMA OF THE EYE
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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INDRODUCTION
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ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
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FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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MEDLINE / PUBMED / DATABASE