Google Scholar Metrics: Assessing LIS Researchers' Scholarship in a Developing Country

The objective of this study is to examine and analyze the use of Google Scholar metrics by a cohort of Bangladeshi library and information science (LIS) researchers. This study is a follow‐up to Islam and Roy (2021)’s study, which identified publications published by Bangladeshi LIS researchers in the Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) databases. We collected data purposively from the GS Profiles of LIS researchers working in different public and private universities. Only 32 LIS researchers in Bangladesh have a GS profile, with a total of 646 publications and 5,752 citations listed in their GS profiles. All LIS researchers have an h‐index, and our study identified strong correlations between the GS Citation metrics (publications, citations, h‐index). However, the overall scholarship visibility is low. This is the first time an attempt has been made to examine publication metrics of GS in the context of Bangladeshi LIS researchers. These findings would help policymakers and researchers integrate GS Profile into the university website to display their scholarship activities.