Social science research: An analysis of BRICS countries

IF 1.9 4区社会学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Social Science Information Sur Les Sciences Sociales Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1177/05390184231208315

Bakthavachalam Elango

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Abstract

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.

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社会科学研究:金砖国家分析

本研究的目的是对金砖国家(巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非)的社会科学研究成果进行定量分析和比较。数据通过开放访问的SCImago门户和Scopus收集。分析了文献数量和可引用文献数量、全球份额和排名、每篇文献被引用次数、h指数、国际合作情况。除中国外，金砖国家在1996年至2021年期间没有一个国家进入全球前10名，但其中三个国家(中国、印度和俄罗斯)在2021年进入了前10名。中国拥有最多的文献和最高的h指数得分，而南非的引用次数最多。另一方面，对于中国来说，超过一半的引用是自引用。超过50%的俄文文献在随后的文献中没有被引用。该研究的发现突出了金砖国家社会科学领域的出版趋势和合作模式，这有利于金砖国家的学术界、决策者和经济。

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Social Science Information Sur Les Sciences Sociales Multiple-

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2.60

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期刊介绍： Social Science Information is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research in the social sciences at large with special focus on theoretical debates, methodology and comparative and (particularly) cross-cultural research.