Erratum to: Scientometrics (2016) 107:1171–1193 DOI 10.1007/s11192-016-1935-0

In the original publication of the article, in Table 1, two entries of the last column “Date of inception/conversion” for Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University (HNBGU) and Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) have been erroneously interchanged. The correct date of inception of HNBGU is 1973/2009 and for CUHP is 2009. The correct Table 1 is provided in this erratum.

Table 1 Bibliometric and faculty data for Indian Central Universities (1900–2014)