The advent of blockchain technology has revolutionized various sectors, offering unparalleled security, transparency, and decentralization. In the realm of scholarly communication, where integrity, trust, and accessibility are paramount, blockchain presents a promising solution to address existing challenges. This article explores the potential of blockchain in enhancing scholarly communication, delving into its applications, benefits, and future implications. Through case studies and analysis, we demonstrate how blockchain can facilitate open access publishing, ensure the authenticity of academic work, and revolutionize peer review processes. Moreover, we discuss the ethical considerations and cultural implications of integrating blockchain into scholarly communication practices, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and global perspectives. By embracing blockchain technology, the scholarly community can usher in a new era of transparency, accountability, and inclusivity, fostering a vibrant intellectual ecosystem for generations to come.

This paper has been conducted to study the Indian Higher education research output in the last 10 years (2014-2023). We received 3,583 total publications 57,389 citations, and 16.02 Average citations per paper at the time of data extraction. After collecting the Web of Science database, the data were analyzed using specific parameters. This study investigates the impact of the most productive year; most productive subject areas, most collaborative countries, most productive and impactful organizations and authors, and also a study conducted identify the most productive journals and keywords. For visualizing purposes, VOSviewer has been used. We retrieved 3583 publications from the Web of Science (WoS) consisting of 1316 journal articles and 229 review papers. The data analysis indicates that consistent growth increasing multi authorships is a general trend of research-Indian Institute of Technology System IIT System, International Institute for Population Sciences in terms of domestic collaboration.