Geodiversity of research
Geographical topic focus, author location, and collaboration. A case study of SDG 2: zero hunger
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21442787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip J Purnell (0000-0003-3146-2737, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 2701-2727 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scientometrics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0138-9130 • E-ISSN: 1588-2861 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-024-04994-5 |
| OpenAlex | W4395009770 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 64 |
This bibliometric study examined three aspects of geodiversity of research, namely the geographical topic focus of the study, author location, and international collaboration dynamics. The publication dataset comprised 60,000 papers from the Dimensions database that have been associated with hunger research using Digital Science’s machine learning algorithm that enhances expert led search strategies. As the research was related to hunger, papers were mapped on to the Global Hunger Index country categories as convenient classification. Only 41% of hunger-related publications that focus on countries most affected by hunger feature authors affiliated to institutions in those countries. Even fewer of those publications feature locally based authors in first or last position. These numbers gradually reverse as the level of hunger declines. We analyse sample papers in an attempt to understand the reasons for these trends. These included differences in research infrastructure, sub-authorship recognition such as acknowledgements, and limitations of the relationship between country mention and real topical focus. We did not find evidence of widespread differences between senior and overall authorship and consequently urge caution before judging international collaborations as ‘helicopter’ research based only on author country affiliations and authorship position
Focus (optics) · Geodiversity · Geography · Linguistics · Regional science · Sociology · Zero (linguistics) · Computer Science · Global Health and Surgery · Global Health Workforce Issues · Mining and Resource Management
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |