Paper Details

Name: Vinay R S & Sampath Kumar B T
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume-12, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 211-219
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19759781

ABSTRACT
This study seeks to examine publication patterns and gender disparities in Indian LIS
research. The primary aim of the study is to ascertain the characteristics of authorship
patterns in LIS literature and to analyse the research output of male and female authors.
Additional efforts are undertaken to ascertain the correlation between authors' research
production and professional engagement. The articles are analysed via the lens of authors' gender, and the impact of gender has been evaluated at both individual and collaborative levels. The study's findings revealed that male authors published the majority of articles (71.26%), while female authors authored only 28.74%. Furthermore, male authors are more productive when they work both independently and together with other male authors. Despite having fewer female writers overall, the average female participation per manuscript is 1.72, which is higher than the male average of 1.44, implying greater collaboration among female authors. There is a significant gender gap in Indian library and information science research, according to the findings of the study.

Keywords: Gender Disparity; Research Productivity; LIS Research; India;