The changing geography of global science

Qinchang Gui, Chengliang Liu, Debin Du and Dezhong Duan

Environment and Planning A, 2019, vol. 51, issue 8, 1615-1617

Abstract: Science is happening in more countries, although the spread is geographically uneven. The geography of global science is evolving from a bipolar world to a tripolar pattern, and there are shifts in relative terms from the West (Europe and the USA) towards the East (Asia-Pacific), and from the Global North (established economies) to the Global South (emerging economies). The traditional science powerhouses have dominated global science, but emerging scientific countries are rising; both are reshaping global scientific landscape.

Keywords: Science; cartogram; centre of gravity; knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/0308518X18816694

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