Only about 35% of India’s scientific research publications is open–access: BHU Study

The research scholars, mostly from the departments of computer science, believe that, with the yearly updates, this platform will help students and researchers find specific data about the kind of research and the kind of collaborators they want to work with.

Only about 35% of India’s scientific research publications is open–access: BHU Study

Only about 35 per cent of India’s scientific research publications is open–access, even though a large chunk of the research itself is public-funded, an analysis of research data by a team at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has found. It has also found that less than a third of Indian research papers have women as lead authors.

The analysis of research output – publications, citations, the fields, collaborations and more – was made possible by a site that BHU scholars set up, Indianscience.net, which aims to help students, research scholars, policy-makers and funding agencies keep track of Indian research activities.

It tells you which organisation provides the highest grants for research in India, which educational institution contributes most, and even which papers are being discussed by the general public on social media. Launched in July 2022 and built with a grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the website aims to fill the gap in public analysis of scientific research in India.

The research scholars, mostly from the departments of computer science, believe that, with the yearly updates, this platform will help students and researchers find specific data about the kind of research and the kind of collaborators they want to work with. At present, the website has data from 2010-2019. However, from July 2023, Indiascience.net will be updated with new data every year.

“The main users would be students who are looking for an institution or university where they want to take admission; researchers who are looking for specific indicators, or looking for particular collaborations related to particular projects that they would want to work on. Then, there would be the policy makers, regulators or funding agencies that are looking for a specific kind of profile for an institution or a group of institutions to take on a particular work or a project,” said Anurag Kanaujia, post doctoral fellow, BHU.

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