A Comparative Study of S&T Profile of India and Germany as reflected in Publication Output during 1996-2006

The paper analyses the publication share and growth of India and Germany in terms of World publications output. It compares the similarities in their research profile with the top 15 most countries of the world. It also analyses the strengths of India and Germany in terms of publication output and the share of international collaborative publications in different fields of S&T, as reflected in their cumulative publications output during 1996-2006. The study analyses the collaborative research activity between Indian and Germany, as reflected in the co-authored papers between the scientists of the two countries, the areas of their focus, and the quality of their output. 1