Citation - Pouris, A. (2010). A scientometric assessment of the Southern Africa Development Community: science in the tip of Africa. Scientometrics, 85(1), 145-154.

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以科學計量評鑑南非發展社群：非洲科學

• 背景/動機：
• 假定：
• 方法：
  • The National Science Indicators database of Thomson-Reuters and the online ISI Web of Knowledge are utilized in order to identify the number of publications of the 15 countries over a period of 15 years; the activity and relative impact indicators of 22 scientific disciplines for each country and their collaborative patterns.
• 資料：
• 發現：
  • It is identified that South Africa with 19% of the population in the region is responsible for 60% of the regional GDP and 79% of the regions publications.
  • All countries tend to have the same focus in their disciplinary priorities and underemphasize disciplines such as engineering, materials science and molecular biology. (ISI偏差？)

沒有社會科學？

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