Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level - final version

Fri Dec 13 04:44:24 EST 2013

And one more 'historic' reference – Manfred Bonitz introduced what was called the science strategy index, and compared the disciplinary profiles of countries – we even tried to plot this over time for the 80's and 90's – all inspired by the great work of the Budapest group – good to see that this mega effort is not forgotten yet

http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/staff/andrea-scharnhorst/documents/the-science-strategy-index.pdf Bonitz
profiles over time
http://www.virtualknowledgestudio.nl/staff/andrea-scharnhorst/documents/constructing-knowledge-landscapes.pdf

Andrea

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Subject: Re: [SIGMETRICS] Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level - final version

Thanks Victor,

We just published a paper with a very similar theme in Journal of Informetrics. It is available for free until the end of January through this link:

http://elsarticle.com/18ATXK0<http://mail.elsevier-alerts.com/go.asp?/bESJ001/mCGPFMCF/qU7YOMCF/uKCD443F/xY34YNCF/cutf%2D8>

The competitive advantage of nations: An application to academia

 *   Anne-Wil Harzing<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157713000849#>a<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157713000849#aff0005>,
 *   Axèle Giroud<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157713000849#>b<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751157713000849#aff0010>,

 *   a University of Melbourne, Department of Management and Marketing, Parkville Campus, Victoria 3010, Australia
 *   b Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB, UK

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Abstract

Within the field of bibliometrics, there is sustained interest in how nations “compete” in terms of academic disciplines, and what determinants explain why countries may have a specific advantage in one discipline over another. However, this literature has not, to date, presented a comprehensive structured model that could be used in the interpretation of a country's research profile and academic output. In this paper, we use frameworks from international business and economics to present such a model.

Our study makes four major contributions. First, we include a very wide range of countries and disciplines, explicitly including the Social Sciences, which unfortunately are excluded in most bibliometrics studies. Second, we apply theories of revealed comparative advantage and the competitive advantage of nations to academic disciplines. Third, we cluster our 34 countries into five different groups that have distinct combinations of revealed comparative advantage in five major disciplines. Finally, based on our empirical work and prior literature, we present an academic diamond that details factors likely to explain a country's research profile and competitiveness in certain disciplines.

Best wishes,
Anne-Wil

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On 13/12/2013 10:08, Victor Herrero wrote:
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 Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level

Abstract

Background
Models for the production of knowledge and systems of innovation and science are key elements for characterizing a country in view of its scientific thematic profile. With regard to scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic bias.

Methodology/Principal Findings
This paper aims to classify the countries of the world in several broad groups, described in terms of behavioural models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. We perceive three clusters in our analysis: 1) the biomedical cluster, 2) the basic science & engineering cluster, and 3) the agricultural cluster. The countries are conceptually associated with the clusters via Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) map with all the countries is presented.

Conclusions/Significance
As we have seen, insofar as scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility is concerned, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic profile. These groups can be described in terms of behavioral models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation.

 Félix Moya-Anegón* & Víctor Herrero-Solana**

* CSIC/CCHS/IPP, SCImago Group, Madrid, Spain
** University Granada, SCImago-UGR, Granada, Spain

    Published: December 09, 2013
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083222

final version:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0083222

** apologies for cross-postings

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