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Scientific collaboration of the Mercosur countries as an indicator of Latin American regional activity

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  • N Narváez-Berthelemot
  • J M Russell
  • L Velho

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This study investigated the trends in international scientific collaboration of the four Mercosur countries — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — both among themselves and with other partners, prior to and after 1991 when the alliance was officially formed. Two databases were used — the mainstream Science Citation Index (SCI) and the regional Periodica. Intra-Mercosur collaboration was better represented in the SCI than in Periodica. SCI data show a general upward trend for intra-Mercosur collaborations from 1980 to 1995, specifically with respect to bilateral co-authorships between Argentina and Brazil. This is particularly notable since 1986 when two important scientific and technological collaboration programmes were established between these two countries. The importance is discussed of interpreting quantitative data in the light of contextual qualitative information on the countries under study. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • N Narváez-Berthelemot & J M Russell & L Velho, 1999. "Scientific collaboration of the Mercosur countries as an indicator of Latin American regional activity," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 8(2), pages 83-90, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:8:y:1999:i:2:p:83-90
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    1. Nora Narváez-Berthelemot & Jane M. Russell & Rigas Arvanitis & Roland Waast & Jacques Gaillard, 2002. "Science in Africa: An overview of mainstream scientific output," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 54(2), pages 229-241, June.
    2. Jacqueline Leta & Hernan Chaimovich, 2002. "Recognition and international collaboration: the Brazilian case," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 53(3), pages 325-335, March.
    3. Nelius Boshoff, 2010. "South–South research collaboration of countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 84(2), pages 481-503, August.
    4. Isabel Gómez & María Teresa Fernández & Jesús Sebastián, 1999. "Analysis of the structure of international scientific cooperation networks through bibliometric indicators," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 44(3), pages 441-457, March.
    5. Velho, Lea, 2004. "Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview," UNU-INTECH Discussion Paper Series 2004-04, United Nations University - INTECH.

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