Abstract
The present study investigates the patterns of scholarly communication used in agricultural doctoral research at Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal, India. Bibliometric techniques were employed to analyze citations contained in doctoral dissertations submitted to the Institute of Agriculture, Palli Siksha Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University. The study examines the distribution of cited information sources, authorship patterns, journal scattering, publication age, and core journals used by agricultural researchers. The analysis highlights the dominant role of scholarly journals as primary communication channels, followed by books, theses, conference proceedings, reports, and electronic resources. Findings reveal a strong preference for recent literature, collaborative authorship patterns, and extensive use of national and international agricultural journals. The study provides insights into information-seeking behavior of agricultural researchers and offers useful implications for coll