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Publication potential—An indicator of scientific strength for cross-national comparisons

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A new indicator, called thepublication potential, is proposed to measure scientific strength of different countries. The indicator is based onSCI author counts and publication frequency distributions. Not depending on national statistical reports, it avoids the ambiguities of statistical definitions and methods, thereby providing a solid ground for cross-national comparisons. Publication based and statistical survey data for 34 countries are compared and some of the most conspicuous discrepancies are pinpointed.

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Schubert, A., Telcs, A. Publication potential—An indicator of scientific strength for cross-national comparisons. Scientometrics 9, 231–238 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017246

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