Webometrics as a Tool for Measuring Popularity of Websites : an Analysis of Websites of IISERs in India

Authors(1) :-Manoj M

Webometrics can be used to measure the popularity or web presence of websites. In the present study, websites of IISERs in India were analysed using Link Analysis to extract no of web pages, in-link pages, and self link pages thereby ranking them based on Web Impact Factor (WIF) and Revised Web Impact Factor (R-WIF). The website of IISER Bhopal came first in both types of ranking followed by the website of IISER Mohali. The website of IISER Tirupati came last in both types of ranking. Also Spearman’s Rank Correlation is used to establish the relation between both the types of ranking. From the results it is clear that, the rankings based on both WIF and R-WIF are same and the Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient is calculated to be one. This means that there is much closeness or association between both types of ranking.

Authors and Affiliations

Manoj M
Former Librarian, St Thomas Institute for Science and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Webometrics, Webometric Analysis, Link Analysis, IISER Websites, Spearman's Rank Correlation

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 1464-1471
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1841318
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Manoj M, " Webometrics as a Tool for Measuring Popularity of Websites : an Analysis of Websites of IISERs in India", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.1464-1471, January-February-2018.
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  • Babu, B. R., Jeyshankar, R., Rao, P. N. (2010). Websites of Central Universities in India: A Webometric Analysis. DESIDOC JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 30 (4), 33-43.
  • Jalal, S. K., Biswas, S. C., Parthasarathi M. (2009). Webometric analysis of Central Universities in India: A study. 1-9.
  • Thanuskodi S., Naseehath S. (2016) A webometric analysis of medical tourism websites in Kerala". Library Philosophy and Practice. 16 (1), 1-20.
  • Groselj, D. (2014). A webometric analysis of online health information: sponsorship, platform type and link structures. Online Information Review. 38 (2), 209-231.
  • Aminpour, F., Kabiri, P. (2007). Webometric Study on Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences. http://eprints.rclis.org/12795/.
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  • Babu, B. R., Jeyshankar, R., Rao, P. N. (2010). Websites of Central Universities in India: A Webometric Analysis. DESIDOC JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 30 (4), 33-43.
  • Jalal, S. K., Biswas, S. C., Parthasarathi M. (2009). Webometric analysis of Central Universities in India: A study. 1-9.
  • Thanuskodi S., Naseehath S. (2016) A webometric analysis of medical tourism websites in Kerala". Library Philosophy and Practice. 16 (1), 1-20.
  • Groselj, D. (2014). A webometric analysis of online health information: sponsorship, platform type and link structures. Online Information Review. 38 (2), 209-231.
  • Aminpour, F., Kabiri, P. (2007). Webometric Study on Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences. http://eprints.rclis.org/12795/.
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  • Babu, B. R., Jeyshankar, R., Rao, P. N. (2010). Websites of Central Universities in India: A Webometric Analysis. DESIDOC JOURNAL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 30 (4), 33-43.
  • Jalal, S. K., Biswas, S. C., Parthasarathi M. (2009). Webometric analysis of Central Universities in India: A study. 1-9.
  • Thanuskodi S., Naseehath S. (2016) A webometric analysis of medical tourism websites in Kerala". Library Philosophy and Practice. 16 (1), 1-20.
  • Groselj, D. (2014). A webometric analysis of online health information: sponsorship, platform type and link structures. Online Information Review. 38 (2), 209-231.
  • Aminpour, F., Kabiri, P. (2007). Webometric Study on Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences. http://eprints.rclis.org/12795/.
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