Despite the importance of Indo-US research collaboration, it is intriguing to note that measurement and characterization of dynamics of Indo-US research collaboration is relatively underexplored. Therefore, in this work, we investigate major patterns in Indo-US collaboration with respect to certain key aspects using suitable scientometric notions and indicators. The research publication data for the last three decades (1990-2020) is obtained from Web of Science and analysed for the purpose. Results indicate an increase in absolute number of Indo-US collaborated papers over time, with an impressive share of about 1/3rd of India's total internationally collaborated research output. However, the proportionate share of Indo-US collaborated papers in India's internationally collaborated papers has declined over the time, as Indian researchers find new collaborating partners. Nevertheless, the collaboration with US is found to be highly rewarding in terms of citations and boost measures. Important insights and recommendations that may be helpful for shaping up new perspective on Indo-US collaboration policy are presented in this work.
翻译:尽管印美研究合作具有重要意义,但值得注意的是,对印美研究合作动态的测量与特征刻画仍相对缺乏深入探索。因此,本研究运用适当的科学计量学概念与指标,针对若干关键维度对印美合作的主要模式进行探究。为此,我们获取了Web of Science数据库中过去三十年(1990-2020年)的研究论文数据并进行分析。结果表明,印美合作论文的绝对数量随时间增长,且约占印度国际合著论文总量的三分之一,这一比例引人注目。然而,随着印度研究人员拓展新的合作夥伴,印美合作论文在印度国际合著论文中的比例份额随时间推移呈下降趋势。尽管如此,研究发现与美国合作在论文被引频次和影响力提升方面具有显著效益。本文提出了可能有助于塑造印美合作政策新视角的重要见解与建议。