Nikesh Narayanan -

Nikesh Narayanan

Information Technology Librarian

Nikesh is an experienced Information Technology Librarian at Zayed University, Dubai, specializing in Web-scale Discovery solutions, LSP/ILS implementations, remote access, repositories, and Institutional ORCID API implementations. He holds an MTech in Information Systems and Management from the University of Mysore, where he earned a gold medal, and master's degrees in Library and Information Science and Business Studies. Previously, Nikesh was a Systems Librarian at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, where he unified ILS, discovery, remote access, and repository systems for the Masdar Institute, the Petroleum Institute, and KUSTAR. At EBSCO, he implemented over 100 EBSCO Discovery profiles across India and South Asia. Nikesh has worked with major international publishers like Elsevier, Wiley, and Taylor and Francis, managing client relationships and contributing to significant projects, including Mahatma Gandhi University's institutional repository and a union catalog project. He has extensive knowledge of ILS systems, digital library software, ERM systems, content creation, and management of Libguides. Proficient in Moodle LMS, SCOPUS, and the Web of Science, Nikesh has led numerous projects, including union catalogs, theses digitization, ILS migrations, Web-scale Discovery service migrations, and institutional repository migrations.

Dubai

Public Documents 1

Citation Impact of Open-Access Publications in the UAE Research Landscape

Nikesh Narayanan

and 2 more

August 07, 2024

This study analyzes Open Access (OA) publication patterns and their citation impacts in the UAE from 2016 to 2021 using the SCOPUS database. Addressing a critical research gap, it focuses on the UAE's unique academic and cultural context to offer insights into how OA practices influence citation metrics. By examining institutional factors and the performance of hybrid, green, and gold OA models, the study highlights the need for a national OA policy. The findings show that from 2016 to 2021, the UAE experienced a significant shift towards OA publishing, with OA publications increasing from 27% to 39%, and a 296% growth in OA publications compared to a 56% increase in paywalled articles. Despite the UAE's OA share being below the global average, several institutions outperformed this benchmark. OA articles generally received more citations than paywalled ones, with hybrid OA being the most cited category over green and gold OA.