A scientometric assessment of the Southern Africa Development Community: science in the tip of Africa / Pouris, A. (2010)
Citation - Pouris, A. (2010). A scientometric assessment of the Southern Africa Development Community: science in the tip of Africa. Scientometrics, 85(1), 145-154.
Keyword -
以科學計量評鑑南非發展社群:非洲科學
Abstract
- 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?)
Note
沒有社會科學?
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