Global scientific production in the pre-Covid-19 Era: An analysis of 53 countries for 22 years

Abstract Based on an extensive analysis of public databases, we provide an overview of the global scientific output and describe the dynamics of the profound changes in the scientific enterprise during the last decades. The analysis included the scientific production of 53 countries over the 1996-20...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2022-01, Vol.94 (suppl 3), p.e20201428-e20201428
Main Authors: OLIVEIRA, EDUARDO A., OLIVEIRA, MARIA CHRISTINA L., COLOSIMO, ENRICO A., MARTELLI, DANIELLA B., SILVA, LUDMILA R., SILVA, ANA CRISTINA SIMÕES E, MARTELLI-JÚNIOR, HERCÍLIO
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Language:English
Subjects:
bibliometric indicators
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
research evaluation
science policy
scientific production
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Summary:Abstract Based on an extensive analysis of public databases, we provide an overview of the global scientific output and describe the dynamics of the profound changes in the scientific enterprise during the last decades. The analysis included the scientific production of 53 countries over the 1996-2018 period. During this period, the production of articles per year has tripled. There was a strong correlation between the growth of the global gross domestic product and the increase in the number of articles (R2 = 0.973, P
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765202220201428