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The influence of cultural factors on scientific production

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A classification of countries is made according to respective ranks in the scales of “publications per million persons” and “GDP per capita (ppp)”. The result is a clustering of countries which share a common cultural attitude toward scientific research.

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  1. TübitakFeza Gürsey Institute, P. O. Box 6, 81220, Çengelköy, Istanbul, Turkey

    Erdal Inönü

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Inönü, E. The influence of cultural factors on scientific production. Scientometrics 56, 137–146 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021906925642

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