Indian Science Reports: A Portal for Comprehensive Mapping of S&T Data and Analytics for India at an Overall and Institutional Level

Abstract

This article is a commentary on features and usefulness of a newly developed STI data portal, Indian Science Reports (ISR) (available at www.indianscience.net). The ISR portal is an attempt towards a systematic portal on STI data and analytics for India, both at an overall as well as at the institutional level. It can be used by a very wide audience for a variety of purposes ranging from research performance assessment to evidence-based policy formulation.