On the 125th birth anniversary of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the authors analyse characteristic features, pattern and citation impact of the great Indian scientist and statistician's scientific works. A bibliography of his scientific contributions was prepared. It contained 6 books, 142 journal articles, 87 conference papers and 38 research reports. The study categorizes and presents the data according to year-wise contribution, authorship pattern, collaborators, preferred journals for communication, country-wise publications, top cited authors, citation history and citation impact. The study revealed that his research productivity peaked during 1934 to 1938 at the ages 41-45, with contribution of 77 scientific works. Further, the citation history of top 11 cited papers during 1990-2017 indicates that his publications are still being cited regularly which proves the continued relevance of his theory and applications over time.

Agricultural research in West Bengal, as seen from CAB Abstracts for a 15-year period from 1993-2007is quantifi ed and mapped. Researchers from 303 institutions located in 45 cities/towns have authored 10417 papers in 1178 journals published from 53 countries and other literary forms. The result shows that there has been a topsy-turvy growth in the research publication during the period. Top 50 journals with 30 or more papers have only 8 foreign journals. Institutions publishing large number of papers in diff erent areas are identifi ed. The authorship pattern shows the trends towards collaborative research. Potential areas of agriculture are also identifi ed. This macroscopic analysis not only provides an insight in to the Bengal's publication scenario, but also gives an idea of indigenous research capacity.

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