Modeling the growth of Indian and Chinese liquid crystals literature as reflected in Science Citation Index (1997–2006)

The present paper describes the application of growth models as suggested by Egghe and Ravichadra Rao (Scientometrics 25:5–46, 1992). The scope of the paper is limited to study the growth and dynamics of Indian and Chinese publications in the field of liquid crystals research (1997–2006).