USA vs Russia in the scientific arena

This work contrasts the scientific standing of the USA and Russia in 146 scientific disciplines. We consider four dimensions of competitive positioning: the contribution to global scientific advancement, the researchers' productivity, the scientific specialization indexes, and the efficiency in...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-07, Vol.18 (7), p.e0288152-e0288152
Main Authors: Abramo, Giovanni, D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea, Di Costa, Flavia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Author productivity
Bibliometrics
Biology and Life Sciences
Datasets
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Efficiency
Engineering and Technology
Forecasts and trends
Knowledge
Medicine and Health Sciences
People and Places
Research and Analysis Methods
Researchers
Resource allocation
Science
Social Sciences
Specialization
Trade restrictions
War
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Summary:This work contrasts the scientific standing of the USA and Russia in 146 scientific disciplines. We consider four dimensions of competitive positioning: the contribution to global scientific advancement, the researchers' productivity, the scientific specialization indexes, and the efficiency in resource allocation across disciplines. Differently from previous literature, we use discipline-normalized output to input indicators, thus avoiding distortions due to different intensities of publication across disciplines. Results show that the USA outperforms Russia in contribution to world scholarly impact in all but four disciplines, and is more productive in all but two disciplines. The USA is less efficient in allocating resources to the disciplines where it performs better, probably due to its higher research diversification.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0288152