International comparisons of scientific performance revisited
ScientometricsPublished 1 May 1989
John M. Irvine, Ben R. Martin
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A methodological analysis of the latest update of the CHI/NSF Science Literature Indicators Data-Base, which contains a range of publication and citation indicators borken down by country and field or subfield, is presented.
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This paper presents a methodological analysis of the latest update of the CHI/NSF Science Literature Indicators Data-Base. The data-base contains a range of publication and citation indicators borken down by country and field or subfield, and now convers the period from 1973 to 1984. It can be used to draw comparisons of the changing output and impact of basic research in different countries. Earlier applications of the data-base have been constrained by various technical limitations, and have been subject to certain criticism. In this article, after some conceptual analysis of what aspects of scientific performance the different indicators relate to, we show that much of the criticism is misplaced. We also describe subsequent methodological improvements to the indicators and the effect these have on the policy use that can be made. Finally, we examine what the latest statistics reveal about the relative international standing of seven leading scientific nations.
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