Abstract

Author(s): Suresh Kumar Kagra

examines twenty one research papers reviewed of citation analysis used literature in social sciences during period 1974-2014 studies have been conducted in the field of history and political science subjects. Carried out of studies was intended to ascertain the information sources of researchers in history and political science based on the citations in their doctoral theses and journal articles. It is an established tool to aid and formulation of various types of library policies and making decisions about specific bibliographical forms and publications. The based on study the analyzed data revealed numbers of significant aspects of the review of literature used of the universities researchers. The books and journal articles were major source of information used by Researchers. Literatures were compared by the books and journals citations cited in doctoral theses and articles on history and political science.