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The latent structure of global scientific development

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  • Lili Miao

    (Indiana University)

  • Dakota Murray

    (Indiana University)

  • Woo-Sung Jung

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Pohang University of Science and Technology)

  • Vincent Larivière

    (Université de Montréal
    Université du Québec à Montréal
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Cassidy R. Sugimoto

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Yong-Yeol Ahn

    (Indiana University
    Indiana University
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Science is essential to innovation and economic prosperity. Although studies have shown that national scientific development is affected by geographic, historic and economic factors, it remains unclear whether there are universal structures and trajectories of national scientific development that can inform forecasting and policy-making. Here, by examining the scientific ‘exports’—publications that are indexed in international databases—of countries, we reveal a three-cluster structure in the relatedness network of disciplines that underpin national scientific development and the organization of global science. Tracing the evolution of national research portfolios reveals that while nations are proceeding to more diverse research profiles individually, scientific production is increasingly specialized in global science over the past decades. By uncovering the underlying structure of scientific development and connecting it with economic development, our results may offer a new perspective on the evolution of global science.

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  • Lili Miao & Dakota Murray & Woo-Sung Jung & Vincent Larivière & Cassidy R. Sugimoto & Yong-Yeol Ahn, 2022. "The latent structure of global scientific development," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 6(9), pages 1206-1217, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:6:y:2022:i:9:d:10.1038_s41562-022-01367-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01367-x
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    1. Lili Miao & Vincent Larivi`ere & Feifei Wang & Yong-Yeol Ahn & Cassidy R. Sugimoto, 2023. "Cooperation and interdependence in global science funding," Papers 2308.08630, arXiv.org, revised Feb 2024.

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