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Perspective PaperJournal of Scientometric ResearchVol. 10 | Issue 1 | 2021 | pp. 130–134Open access
Is Sci-Hub Increasing Visibility of Indian Research Papers? An Analytical Evaluation
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- 1 Department of Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
- 2 CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Scientometric Research
Correspondence: Vivek Kumar Singh
Department of Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Email: vivekks12@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2021 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jul 5, 2021
- Received:
- Mar 16, 2021
- Accepted:
- Apr 25, 2021
How to cite
Singh, V. K., Srichandan, S. S., & Bhattacharya, S. (2021). Is Sci-Hub Increasing Visibility of Indian Research Papers? An Analytical Evaluation. Journal of Scientometric Research, 10(1), 130–134. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.10.1.16
Abstract
Sci-Hub, founded by Alexandra Elbakyan in 2011 in Kazakhstan has, over the years, emerged as a very popular source for researchers to download scientific papers. It is believed that Sci-Hub contains more than 76 million academic articles. However, recently three foreign academic publishers (Elsevier, Wiley and American Chemical Society) have f iled a lawsuit against Sci-Hub and LibGen before the Delhi High Court and prayed for complete blocking these websites in India. It is in this context, that this paper attempts to f ind out how many Indian research papers are available in Sci-Hub and who downloads them. The citation advantage of Indian research papers available on Sci-Hub is analysed, with results confirming that such an advantage do exist.
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| Title | Is Sci-Hub Increasing Visibility of Indian Research Papers? An Analytical Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivek Kumar Singh; Satya Swarup Srichandan; Sujit Bhattacharya |
| Affiliations | Department of Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.; CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | vivekks12@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Scientometric Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2021) |
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