Result: The effect of booming countries on changes in the relative specialization index (RSI) on country level

Title:
The effect of booming countries on changes in the relative specialization index (RSI) on country level
Authors:
AKSNES, Dag W, VAN LEEUWEN, Thed N, SIVERTSEN, Gunnar
Source:
Selected Papers of the 14th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), July 15-19, 2013, Vienna, AustriaScientometrics (Print). 101(2):1391-1401
Publisher Information:
Dordrecht: Springer, 2014.
Publication Year:
2014
Physical Description:
print, 1/2 p
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Information and communication sciences, Sciences de l'information communication, Documentation, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences et techniques communes, Sciences and techniques of general use, Sciences de l'information. Documentation, Information science. Documentation, Sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques. Etude d'ensemble, Library and information science. General aspects, Bibliométrie. Scientométrie. Evaluation, Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation, Sciences de l'information et de la communication, Information and communication sciences, Bibliométrie. Scientométrie, Bibliometrics. Scientometrics, Base de données, Database, Base dato, Domaine recherche, Research field, Campo investigación, Indicateur, Indicator, Indicador, Recherche scientifique, Scientific research, Investigación científica, ISI (Institute for Scientific Information), Activity index, China, Publication indicators, Relative specialization index, Scientific specialisation, Web of Science
Document Type:
Conference Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, PO Box 5183, 0302 Oslo, Norway
Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, Netherlands
ISSN:
0138-9130
Access URL:
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Rights:
Copyright 2015 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Sciences of information and communication. Documentation

FRANCIS
Accession Number:
edscal.28892111
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

The Relative Specialization Index (RSI) is an indicator that measures the research profile of a country by comparing the share of a given field in the publications of a given country with the share of the same field in the world total of publications. If measured over time, this indicator may be influenced in the world total by the increased representation of certain other countries with different research profiles. As a case, we study the effect on the RSI for The Netherlands of the increased representation of China in the ISI Web of Science. Although the booming of China is visible in the RSI for The Netherlands, especially in the last decade and in fields where the countries have opposite specializations, the basic research profile as measured by the RSI remains the same. We conclude that the indicator is robust with regard to booming countries, and that it may suffice to observe the general changes in the research profile of the database if the RSI for a country is studied over time.