The latent structure of global scientific development

Lili Miao, Dakota Murray, Woo-Sung Jung, Vincent Larivière, Cassidy R. Sugimoto and Yong-Yeol Ahn ()
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Lili Miao: Indiana University
Dakota Murray: Indiana University
Woo-Sung Jung: Pohang University of Science and Technology
Vincent Larivière: Université de Montréal
Cassidy R. Sugimoto: Georgia Institute of Technology
Yong-Yeol Ahn: Indiana University

Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, issue 9, 1206-1217

Abstract: Abstract Science is essential to innovation and economic prosperity. Although studies have shown that national scientific development is affected by geographic, historic and economic factors, it remains unclear whether there are universal structures and trajectories of national scientific development that can inform forecasting and policy-making. Here, by examining the scientific ‘exports’—publications that are indexed in international databases—of countries, we reveal a three-cluster structure in the relatedness network of disciplines that underpin national scientific development and the organization of global science. Tracing the evolution of national research portfolios reveals that while nations are proceeding to more diverse research profiles individually, scientific production is increasingly specialized in global science over the past decades. By uncovering the underlying structure of scientific development and connecting it with economic development, our results may offer a new perspective on the evolution of global science.

Date: 2022
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