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Scientific research in the Indian subcontinent: selected trends and indicators 1973–2007 comparing Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with India, the local giant

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As part of a research program to analyse research in Bangladesh we provide a comparison between research indicators related to India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In this investigation we make use of Web of Science (WoS) data as well as Scopus data (using the SCImago website). Special attention is given to collaboration data and to the evolution of country h-indices. A comparison based on relative quality indicators shows that Sri Lanka is the best performer among these four countries. Such a result agrees with the ranking of these countries according to the United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI).

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Acknowledgements

Dilruba Mahbuba thanks the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Bangladesh; 68 Shahid Tajuddin Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh for their financial support. Most research for this article was done while she was a member of the Centre. The authors thank the reviewers for some pertinent observations improving the presentation of our contribution.

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  1. Asian University for Women, 20/A M.M. Ali Road, Chittagong, 4000, Bangladesh

    Dilruba Mahbuba

  2. Antwerp University (UA), IBW, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium

    Dilruba Mahbuba

  3. KHBO (Association K.U. Leuven), Industrial Sciences and Technology, 8400, Oostende, Belgium

    Ronald Rousseau

  4. Hasselt University, Universitaire Campus, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium

    Ronald Rousseau

  5. Department of Mathematics, K.U. Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200B, 3001, Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium

    Ronald Rousseau

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Mahbuba, D., Rousseau, R. Scientific research in the Indian subcontinent: selected trends and indicators 1973–2007 comparing Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka with India, the local giant. Scientometrics 84, 403–420 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-010-0203-y

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