Authors: Li Ying Yang Ting Yue Jie Lan Ding Tao Han
Publish Date: 2012/03/14
Volume: 93, Issue: 2, Pages: 497-516
Abstract
Using a collection of papers gathered from the Web of Science and defining disciplines by the JCR classification this paper compares the disciplinary structure of the G7 countries representing high ST level countries and the BRIC countries representing fast breaking countries in ST by using bibliometric methods It discusses the similarity and the balance of their disciplinary structure We found that 1 High ST level countries have a similar national disciplinary structure 2 In recent years the disciplinary structure of the BRIC countries has become more and more similar to that of the G7 countries 3 The disciplinary structure of the G7 countries is more balanced than that of the BRIC countries 4 In the G7 countries more emphasis goes to the life sciences while BRIC countries focus on physics chemistry mathematics and engineering
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