Indian Research on Indigenous Knowledge Literature during 1994-2021

A Scientometric Mapping

Abstract

Indigenous Knowledge was marginalised until 1960s. However, in the recent past, initiatives have been taken to document the valuable indigenous knowledge hold by different indigenous communities. This study tried to assess the indigenous knowledge published in India. The bibliographic dataset for the study was downloaded from Scopus database using phrase search. A total of 588 records were downloaded and analysed. The results reveal that multi-authorship is dominant in the area and journal is most preferred medium of scholarly communication. Maikhuri, R.K form G. B. Pant from National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development is found to be the top author, most documents belong to Agriculture and Biological sciences, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge is ranked 1^st in the journal list and Indigenous Knowledge is found to be the most occurred keyword. The results of the study provide significant insights regarding the type of research done in the area, it’s growth and impact.