**Abstract**

Bibliometric analysis analyzes the research activity based on the doctoral theses that were submitted to the Shodhganga repository from 2011 to 2018 to determine the research trends in library and information science (LIS) in India. The findings demonstrate a shift in academic attention from fundamental LIS subjects to computer applications. Based on the data from Shodhganga, the INDCAT database, Vidyanidhi, and University News, this paper examined 612 PhD theses that were submitted at various universities in India during the course of these eight years.

**Keywords:** LIS research, research in LIS, PhD theses, research trend, LIS research-India
