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Figure 1.5: Trends in scientific publications A world in search worldwide, of an 2008 effective and 2014 growth strategy<br />

13.8%<br />

Growth in publications with authors<br />

from Europe between 2008 and 2014,<br />

the region with the greatest share of<br />

publications: 39.3%<br />

Scientific specialization in large advanced<br />

economies<br />

France tops G7 counties for its specialization<br />

in mathematics<br />

G7 countries diverge the most in their<br />

specialization in psychology and social<br />

sciences<br />

60.1%<br />

Growth in publications with authors<br />

from Africa between 2008 and 2014<br />

Psychology<br />

Physics<br />

Other life<br />

sciences<br />

Social sciences<br />

109.6%<br />

Growth in publications with authors from<br />

Arab states between 2008 and 2014<br />

Agricultural sciences<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

0.4<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

0.1<br />

0.0<br />

-0.1<br />

-0.2<br />

-0.3<br />

-0.4<br />

-0.5<br />

-0.6<br />

-0.7<br />

Astronomy<br />

Biological<br />

sciences<br />

Chemistry<br />

Computer<br />

sciences<br />

Chapter 1<br />

USA<br />

UK<br />

Germany<br />

France<br />

Canada<br />

Japan<br />

Medical sciences<br />

Mathematics<br />

Geosciences<br />

Engineering<br />

USA UK Canada<br />

Psychology<br />

Physics<br />

Social sciences<br />

Agricultural sciences<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

0.4<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

0.1<br />

0.0<br />

-0.1<br />

-0.2<br />

-0.3<br />

-0.4<br />

-0.5<br />

-0.6<br />

-0.7<br />

Astronomy<br />

Biological<br />

sciences<br />

Chemistry<br />

Scientific specialization in large emerging<br />

economies<br />

The Russian Federation tops large emerging<br />

economies in geosciences, physics and<br />

mathematics but trails them in life sciences<br />

The Republic of Korea, China and India<br />

dominate engineering and chemistry<br />

Other life<br />

sciences<br />

Computer<br />

sciences<br />

Brazil specializes in agricultural sciences,<br />

South Africa in astronomy<br />

Medical sciences<br />

Mathematics<br />

Geosciences<br />

Engineering<br />

China<br />

India<br />

Brazil<br />

Korea, Rep.<br />

Russian Fed.<br />

South Africa<br />

Scientific specialization in other emerging<br />

national and regional economies<br />

Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America have<br />

a similar concentration in agriculture and<br />

geosciences<br />

The Arab States focus most on mathematics<br />

and least on psychology<br />

Psychology<br />

Physics<br />

Social sciences<br />

Agricultural sciences<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

0.4<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

0.1<br />

0.0<br />

-0.1<br />

-0.2<br />

-0.3<br />

-0.4<br />

-0.5<br />

-0.6<br />

-0.7<br />

Astronomy<br />

Biological<br />

sciences<br />

Chemistry<br />

Turkey<br />

Arab<br />

States<br />

Malaysia<br />

Latin America<br />

(minus Brazil)<br />

Mexico<br />

Sub-Saharan Africa<br />

(minus S. Africa)<br />

Source: UNU-MERIT, based on the Web of Science (Thomson Reuters);<br />

data treatment by Science–Metrix<br />

Other life<br />

sciences<br />

Medical sciences<br />

Mathematics<br />

Geosciences<br />

Computer<br />

sciences<br />

Engineering<br />

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