Social science research: An analysis of BRICS countries

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作者
Elango, Bakthavachalam [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Rajagiri Coll Social Sci, Kochi, India
[2] Rajagiri Coll Social Sci, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Kalamassery 683104, Kerala, India
来源
SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION SUR LES SCIENCES SOCIALES | 2023年 / 62卷 / 03期
关键词
bibliometrics; BRICS; research output; SCImago; Scopus; social science; bibliotmetrie; resultats de recherche; sciences sociales; BIBLIOMETRICS; MANAGEMENT;
D O I
10.1177/05390184231208315
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study is to conduct a quantitative analysis and comparison of social science research output among BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries. Data were collected through the open-access SCImago portal and Scopus. The number of documents and citable documents, global share and ranking, the number of citations per document, the h-index, and international collaboration were all analyzed. Except for China, none of the BRICS countries made the top 10 global rankings during the 1996-2021 period, but three of them (China, India, and Russia) did so in 2021. China has the most documents and the greatest h-index score, whereas South Africa has the highest number of citations. For China, on the other hand, more than half of the citations are self-citations. More than 50% of Russian documents are not cited in the subsequent literature. The study's findings highlight publication trends and collaboration pattern among the BRICS countries in social sciences, which benefit the academic community, decision-makers, and the economy of the BRICS countries. L'objectif de cette etude est de realiser une analyse quantitative et une comparaison des resultats de la recherche en sciences sociales dans les BRICS (Bresil, Russie, Inde, Chine et Afrique du Sud). Les donnees ont ete collectees sur les portails en libre acces SCImago et Scopus. Le nombre de documents et de documents citables, la part mondiale et le classement, le nombre de citations par document, l'indice h et la collaboration internationale ont tous ete analyses. A l'exception de la Chine, aucun des pays BRICS n'a fait partie des 10 premiers classements mondiaux au cours de la periode 1996-2021, mais trois d'entre eux (la Chine, l'Inde et la Russie) y sont parvenus en 2021. La Chine a le plus grand nombre de documents et le plus grand score de l'indice h, tandis que l'Afrique du Sud a le plus grand nombre de citations. Pour la Chine, en revanche, plus de la moitie des citations sont des autocitations. Plus de 50 % des documents russes ne sont pas cites dans la litterature ulterieure. Les resultats de l'etude mettent en evidence les tendances en matiere de publication et de collaboration entre les BRICS dans le domaine des sciences sociales, ce qui profite a la communaute universitaire, aux decideurs et a l'economie des BRICS.
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