Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa

Scientific co-authorship of African researchers has become a fashionable topic in the recent scientometric literature. Researchers are investigating the effects, modes, dynamics and motives of collaboration in a continental research system which is in an embryonic stage and in different stages of de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientometrics Jg. 98; H. 3; S. 2169 - 2184
Hauptverfasser: Pouris, Anastassios, Ho, Yuh-Shan
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2014
Springer
Schlagworte:
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation
Computer Science
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information Storage and Retrieval
International co authorship
International comparisons
Library and information science. General aspects
Library Science
Sciences and techniques of general use
Subject fields
Scientometrics
Research
Collaboration
Co-authorship
Africa
Scientific research
Scientific cooperation
Coauthorship analysis
ISSN:0138-9130, 1588-2861
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Zusammenfassung:Scientific co-authorship of African researchers has become a fashionable topic in the recent scientometric literature. Researchers are investigating the effects, modes, dynamics and motives of collaboration in a continental research system which is in an embryonic stage and in different stages of development from country to country. In this article we attempt to provide some additional evidence by examining both patterns of collaboration at country and continental levels and the scientific disciplines emphasised. Our findings indicate that the continent’s research emphasises medical and natural resources disciplines to the detriment of disciplines supporting knowledge based economies and societies. Furthermore, we identify that the collaborative patterns in Africa are substantial higher than in the rest of the world. A number of questions related to research collaboration and its effects are raised.
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ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-013-1156-8