Measuring the Research Productivity of Mangalore University: A Scientometric and Altmetric Approach

The study assesses the academic and societal impact of research at Mangalore University through scientometric and altmetric methods, analyzing 3,062 documents from the Scopus database, with 501 mentioned in altmetric sources. Findings indicate a significant increase in publication productivity, particularly post-2019, with Manjunath, J. G. being the top contributor. Dominant research themes include molecular docking and antioxidant studies, primarily affiliated with India, showing strong collaboration with Saudi Arabia. A strong correlation exists between Scopus Citations and Dimensions citations, with journal articles being the primary contributors to citations. The study also highlights that hybrid, bronze, and green Open Access types achieve higher citation ranks, with Mendeley and X identified as key altmetric sources. The top-cited article was ‘An online resource for marine fungi’ from the ‘Journal of Molecular Structure’ published by Elsevier.