INDICATORS OF THE SCIENTIFIC IMPACT OF NATIONS REVISITED
INDICATORS OF THE SCIENTIFIC IMPACT OF NATIONS REVISITED
Author(s): Jüri Allik, Kalmer Lauk, Anu RealoSubject(s): Governance, Economic policy, Higher Education , State/Government and Education, Evaluation research
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: bibliometric analysis; Web of Science; Essential Science Indicators; scientific impact of nations;
Summary/Abstract: An improved Indicator of a Nation’s Scientific Impact (INSI), which, in addition to citation rates, takes into account how many research areas in which each nation has exceeded the entrance thresholds of the Essential Science Indicators (ESI, Clarivate Analytics), was proposed. This indicator provided a more realistic estimate of nations’ scientific impact, which was better predicted from the societal factors that are related to the quality of scientific output. The strongest predictor of countries’ scientific impact was good governance, while economic wealth and research and development expenditure played a relatively minor role in predicting research impact. We conclude that good governance is needed to create an environment, which can facilitate the translation of money invested into the production of high-impact scientific output.
Journal: TRAMES
- Issue Year: XXIV/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 231-250
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English