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Quantifying progress in research topics across nations
Kimitaka Asatani1, Sumihiro Oki2, Takuya Momma3,4
1Department of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. asatani@tmi.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Scientific Reports
|March 24, 2023
Summary
Nations
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scientometrics
- Network Science
- Science Policy
Background:
- A scientist's research topic choice significantly impacts their career and scientific contribution.
- Despite reduced disparities in scientific resources, cutting-edge researchers remain unevenly distributed globally.
- Understanding national progress in scientific research is crucial for effective science policy and investment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify relative national progress in research topics using bibliometric data.
- To investigate the leading-following dynamics in scientific research topics between nations.
- To explore the relationship between a nation's scientific network structure and its research progress.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of time-series reference lists from 71 million papers in Scopus.
- Quantification of national research topic progress through bibliometric indicators.
- Examination of co-authorship networks to assess the role of "information-rich" scientists.
Main Results:
- A consistent leading-following relationship was observed in research topics between Western/Asian city-states and other nations.
- A nation's proportion of "information-rich" scientists in co-authorship networks strongly correlates with its research topic advancement.
- Scientific collaboration networks significantly influence national scientific evolution, even in the open-access era.
Conclusions:
- Scientist relationships and network structures are key drivers of scientific progress and national research success.
- National investments in science can be better understood by analyzing the dynamics of scientific collaboration and knowledge diffusion.
- Bibliometric analysis of publication data provides insights into global scientific competitiveness and research trends.
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