Evaluating China's research performance
How do SCI and Chinese indexes compare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11935313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liming Liang (0000-0003-4549-4414, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-43 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/030801803225010313 |
| OpenAlex | W2088590932 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The aim of this paper is to compare the value of SCI (the Science Citation Index) and two domestic Chinese databases of scientific papers and citations, Chinese Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations (CSTPC) and the Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD), as measures of China's research output and performance. The two main results of the study are (i) that the number of papers indexed in SCI is more sensitive as an indicator of research activity than numbers of citations or papers indexed in CSCD or CSTPC, and (ii) that the number of papers indexed in SCI is also a much more volatile indicator than measures derived from the Chinese databases. Related to these findings is the fact that there is now fierce competition among different regions of China for the top research rankings as defined by papers indexed in SCI
China · Chinese science · Citation · Citation database · Competition (biology · Data science · Geography · Index (typography · Information retrieval · Library science · MEDLINE · Political science · Science Citation Index · Scopus · Statistics · Value (mathematics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Environmental and Agricultural Sciences · Mathematics · scientometrics and bibliometrics research
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |