Global impact or national accessibility? A paradox in China’s science

Fei Shu, Xiaojian Wang, Sichen Liu, Junping Qiu () and Vincent Larivière
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Fei Shu: Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Xiaojian Wang: Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Sichen Liu: Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Junping Qiu: Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University
Vincent Larivière: Université de Montréal

Scientometrics, 2023, vol. 128, issue 1, No 11, 263-277

Abstract: Abstract During the past decades, Chinese science policy has emphasized the international dissemination of research. Such policies were associated with exponential growth of English-language publications and have led China to become the largest contributor to international scientific literature. However, due to the paywalls and language barriers, China’s international publications are less accessible to local Chinese scholars, which suggests that the dissemination to the international scientific community may come at the expense of dissemination to the local Chinese community. This paper investigates the local accessibility of China’s international publications and finds that publishing internationally limits the visibility of Chinese research for the national Chinese scientific community, and the restriction is even worse for immediate access.

Keywords: China; Global science; Internationalization; Accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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