A bibliometric evaluation of research on the monsoon

Abstract

With concerns about climate change and its impact on the monsoon cycle over South Asia and its ramifications elsewhere on the globe, there has been renewed interest in the science behind the forces that drive the annual cycle and its variability from year to year and within the season. This is reflected in the growing research output in this area, particularly from India and China. In this paper, a comprehensive and in-depth bibliometric analyses that breaks down scholarly performance into three components - quantity, quality and consistency have been conducted. The citation data is retrieved from the Web of Science. The most productive organisations, countries, authors and also the most influential journals in which this newly emerging area is published using these criteria, with particular emphasis on the Indian contribution have been identified.