| Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the research productivity with a special focus on open-access publishing at the
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and how the librarians play a crucial role in supporting openaccess
publishing. This study analysed the number of research publications, citation count, and average citations per
publication. Scopus – an abstract and citation database, was used to collect the data and analyze it to know the trend of openaccess
publications and their research impact. The paper quantitatively reveals the total research productivity of the group of
institutions in terms of the number of publications, citations, etc. The open access publications account for 46% of the total
publications, which received 62% of the total citations. Similarly, non-open access publications account for 54% of the total
publications and 38% of the total citations. The average number of citations received per open-access publication for all
IISERs is 30.73, whereas 16.70 for non-open-access publications. Findings also indicate the publication patterns. The data
reports a rise in OA journal usage, driven by benefits, funding mandates, institutional policies, and librarians’ role in promoting
OA publication, leading to higher citations. This led not only to research more accessible to the public, which raised the
institute’s prestige, but to positioning to a good rank in the NIRF Ranking system – a ranking methodology adopted by the
Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank higher education institutions. |
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