Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Research Activities Using Bibliometric Method: A Case Study of Undergraduate Projects

Abstract

This study investigated the citation pattern of Mechanical engineering students in Landmark University, Nigeria. research projects submitted from 2015 to 201 projects were examined one after the other and the different types of cited materials were recorded according to the year. It was discovered that the citations was high and multiple authored projects accounted for the that the citations on the projects increased on yearly basis. It was also revealed that journal articles accounted for the highest number of cited documents, it was also revealed that most of the cited materials ar that the students preferred to cite multiple authored materials, it was also discovered that the degree of collaboration by the students varies. Based on this research, the paper concluded that researchers should research so as to improve the research output of the undergraduate projects.