Milestone for varsity in research

Tribune News Service

Solan, June 15

Shoolini University has attained an H-index of 75 on the basis of the number of citations.

The H-index denotes quality research and is calculated on the basis of the number of citations equaling the number of research papers.

Chancellor Prof PK Khosla said, “The index is calculated on the basis of Scopus indicators, which are considered a good citation database for academic literature. This implies that the university’s 75 research papers have been cited 75 times. This parameter is also dependent on the age of the establishment of the university.”

“It reflects the quality of research and the hard work put in by the scholars at the university. As per Scopus, the total number of publications now stand at 1,673 and citations at 25,752,” he said.

The university would continue to put emphasis on research work and promote it at the undergraduate level, said Khosla.