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Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level
BACKGROUND: Models for the production of knowledge and systems of innovation and science are key elements for characterizing a country in view of its scientific thematic profile. With regard to scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility, the countries of the world may...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083222 |
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author | Moya-Anegón, Félix Herrero-Solana, Víctor |
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description | BACKGROUND: Models for the production of knowledge and systems of innovation and science are key elements for characterizing a country in view of its scientific thematic profile. With regard to scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic bias. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This paper aims to classify the countries of the world in several broad groups, described in terms of behavioural models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. We perceive three clusters in our analysis: 1) the biomedical cluster, 2) the basic science & engineering cluster, and 3) the agricultural cluster. The countries are conceptually associated with the clusters via Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) map with all the countries is presented. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: As we have seen, insofar as scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility is concerned, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic profile. These groups can be described in terms of behavioral models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. |
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spelling | pubmed-38572932013-12-13 Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level Moya-Anegón, Félix Herrero-Solana, Víctor PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: Models for the production of knowledge and systems of innovation and science are key elements for characterizing a country in view of its scientific thematic profile. With regard to scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic bias. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This paper aims to classify the countries of the world in several broad groups, described in terms of behavioural models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. We perceive three clusters in our analysis: 1) the biomedical cluster, 2) the basic science & engineering cluster, and 3) the agricultural cluster. The countries are conceptually associated with the clusters via Principal Component Analysis (PCA), and a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) map with all the countries is presented. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: As we have seen, insofar as scientific output and publication in journals of international visibility is concerned, the countries of the world may be classified into three main groups according to their thematic profile. These groups can be described in terms of behavioral models that attempt to sum up the characteristics of their systems of knowledge and innovation. Public Library of Science 2013-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3857293/ /pubmed/24349467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083222 Text en © 2013 Moya-Anegón, Herrero-Solana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Moya-Anegón, Félix Herrero-Solana, Víctor Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title | Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title_full | Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title_fullStr | Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title_full_unstemmed | Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title_short | Worldwide Topology of the Scientific Subject Profile: A Macro Approach in the Country Level |
title_sort | worldwide topology of the scientific subject profile: a macro approach in the country level |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083222 |
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