Abhijit Roy is a senior research scholar in the Department of Library and Information Science. He completed his MPhil at the University of Kalyani and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Central University of Tamil Nadu. His research interests encompass open access publishing, research data management, and data carpentry. Abhijit has published research papers in reputed national and international journals and actively participates in academic discourse by presenting papers at conferences on both national and international platforms.
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Library and Information Sciences
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Scopus Publications
Mapping the open access publications of Indian non-profit organizations over the last 20 years based on OpenAlex insights Rima Hazarika, Abhijit Roy, K.G. Sudhier Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2026 Purpose This paper aims to present a comprehensive overview of open-access publications by Indian non-profit organizations over the past two decades. The study explores the growth, licensing patterns, citations, authorship patterns and other parameters to understand the scholarly output. Design/methodology/approach The study involves data collection from OpenAlex scholarly catalog. Data analysis uses OpenRefine, a data carpentry tool, to examine and extract various aspects of scholarly output. A total of 89,149 scholarly outputs from 2004 to 2023 were analyzed using statistical and bibliometric methods. Findings The findings revealed a positive publication growth trend, with 57.74% open access. Gold OA dominates, with 69.61% of papers in 2023. Licensing patterns reveal that 63.75% of OA papers have licenses. Most papers have multiple authors, with 24.83% of over ten authors receiving 60.12% of citations. “Medknow” is the leading publisher, and “The Indian Journal of Ophthalmology” tops journals. Contributions from repositories like SSRN and PubMed are significant. The study also examines citation patterns across different OA types and identifies the top 30 research areas, emphasizing “Medicine” as the most prevalent. Practical implications The identified trends and patterns offer valuable insights for policymakers, researchers and organizations to enhance accessibility and impact. This study stresses sustained efforts for transparency and democratization of knowledge in the non-profit sector. Originality/value This study filled a gap in existing research by focusing on Indian non-profits, highlighting their roles and impacts often overlooked in scholarly literature. This study provides insights into the growth of open-access publications and their implications in the non-profit sector.
Global perspectives on retracted papers in artificial intelligence and machine learning: a bibliometric study Sushree Namita Nag, Abhijit Roy, K.G. Sudhier Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2025 Purpose This study aims to provide a complete overview of the rate of retraction in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, including major reasons for retraction, journal analysis, author analysis, citation pattern in retraction and keyword analysis. Design/methodology/approach This research collected 3,456 AI and machine learning retraction publications from the Lens.org database covering the period of 1974–2024. Retraction status and reasons were cross-checked with OpenAlex, Crossref and Retraction Watch. Data fetching was performed using OpenRefine through REST API calls, whereas data visualization was done using VosViewer, Scimago Graphica and MS Excel. Findings This study found a 0.05% retraction rate, with 71.7% published in OA. The papers often continue to be cited, with top-cited papers receiving up to eight times more citations in post-retraction. Retractions were mainly due to error and concern (60.50%), falsification and manipulation (23.21%) and ethical issues (7.09%). Most retracted papers appeared in Scopus-indexed Q1 journals, primarily from Hindawi Limited publisher. China, India, the USA, the UK and Iran had the highest retraction rate, with top authors and institutions frequently affiliated with China. Notably, 32.72% of retracted papers consist of double-authored. Research limitations/implications This study was limited to investigating the rate of retraction articles in the domain of AI and machine learning indexed in Lens.org. Originality/value There were several retraction studies in different disciplines, but no study explores retraction in the domain of AI and machine learning. To bridge the research gap, this study provides a comprehensive overview of retraction in the field of AI and machine learning.
Exploring Open Access Research Trends in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research: A Scientometric Study using OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 46 (2), 218-227 , 2026 2026
OPEN ACCESS FOOTPRINT OF ICAR-DEEMED AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES: A GLOBAL MAPPING THROUGH OPENALEX A Roy, A Shukla Journal of Indian Library Association 61 (03), 363-378 , 2025 2025
Is LIS Education Future-Ready? A 56-Year Analysis of Emerging Topics and Research Trajectories K Sahu, A Roy, A Sulochana, A Shukla Annals of Library and Information Studies 72 (3), 267-279 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Global perspectives on retracted papers in artificial intelligence and machine learning: a bibliometric study SN Nag, A Roy, KG Sudhier Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Trends in Open Access Academic Outputs of State Agricultural Universities in India: Patterns from OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.18506 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Exploring open access trends in state agricultural universities of India: Insights from OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi Annals of Library and Information Studies 72 (1), 88-103 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Mapping the open access publications of Indian non-profit organizations over the last 20 years based on OpenAlex insights R Hazarika, A Roy, KG Sudhier Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Unveiling the Open Access Friendliness of NIRF Ranked Deemed Universities of India through Data Carpentry A Roy, A Shukla, TK Das Library Herald 62 (3), 293-306 , 2024 2024
Unveiling the status of open access dairy research in India through data carpentry A Roy, A Shukla Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies 3 (1), 1-10 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Assessing the Openness of Scholarly Publications on Sustainable Development Goal “Quality Education” in India: A Data Carpentry Analysis A Roy, A Shukla Digital Libraries: Sustainable Development in Education (DLSDE-2023), 448-462 , 2023 2023
Assessing the Openness of Scholarly Publications on Sustainable Development Goal A Roy, A Shukla India: A Data Carpentry Analysis (October 02, 2023). Sustainable Development … , 2023 2023
Assessing open access friendliness of national institutes of technology (NITs) a data carpentry approach A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 42 (5), 331-338 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Measuring open access friendliness of Indian Central universities through data carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay Journal of Information and Knowledge, 131-139 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Measuring the Open Access Friendliness of Indian Institutions through Data Carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar , 2022 2022
Measuring the open access friendliness of the state universities in India through data carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay Annals of Library and Information Studies , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Mapping the open access publications of Indian non-profit organizations over the last 20 years based on OpenAlex insights R Hazarika, A Roy, KG Sudhier Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Measuring the open access friendliness of the state universities in India through data carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay Annals of Library and Information Studies , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Measuring open access friendliness of Indian Central universities through data carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay Journal of Information and Knowledge, 131-139 , 2022 2022 Citations: 8
Assessing open access friendliness of national institutes of technology (NITs) a data carpentry approach A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 42 (5), 331-338 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Global perspectives on retracted papers in artificial intelligence and machine learning: a bibliometric study SN Nag, A Roy, KG Sudhier Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Unveiling the status of open access dairy research in India through data carpentry A Roy, A Shukla Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies 3 (1), 1-10 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Is LIS Education Future-Ready? A 56-Year Analysis of Emerging Topics and Research Trajectories K Sahu, A Roy, A Sulochana, A Shukla Annals of Library and Information Studies 72 (3), 267-279 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Trends in Open Access Academic Outputs of State Agricultural Universities in India: Patterns from OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.18506 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Exploring open access trends in state agricultural universities of India: Insights from OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi Annals of Library and Information Studies 72 (1), 88-103 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Exploring Open Access Research Trends in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research: A Scientometric Study using OpenAlex A Roy, A Shukla, A Tripathi DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 46 (2), 218-227 , 2026 2026
OPEN ACCESS FOOTPRINT OF ICAR-DEEMED AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES: A GLOBAL MAPPING THROUGH OPENALEX A Roy, A Shukla Journal of Indian Library Association 61 (03), 363-378 , 2025 2025
Unveiling the Open Access Friendliness of NIRF Ranked Deemed Universities of India through Data Carpentry A Roy, A Shukla, TK Das Library Herald 62 (3), 293-306 , 2024 2024
Assessing the Openness of Scholarly Publications on Sustainable Development Goal “Quality Education” in India: A Data Carpentry Analysis A Roy, A Shukla Digital Libraries: Sustainable Development in Education (DLSDE-2023), 448-462 , 2023 2023
Assessing the Openness of Scholarly Publications on Sustainable Development Goal A Roy, A Shukla India: A Data Carpentry Analysis (October 02, 2023). Sustainable Development … , 2023 2023
Measuring the Open Access Friendliness of Indian Institutions through Data Carpentry A Roy, P Mukhopadhyay INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar , 2022 2022