Agrifood research in Europe: a global perspective

Borsi, Balázs; Schubert, András

doi:10.1007/s11192-010-0235-3

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“…In some studies in other fields, a trend of the total EU scientific production surpassing that of USA has been observed (Gauffriau et al 2008). EU had in total more publications than USA within the fields of aquaculture and fisheries, although USA had a higher citation rate, especially in fisheries (Borsi and Schubert 2011).…”

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confidence: 98%

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Analysis of publications on sturgeon research between 1996 and 2010

Jarić

Geßner

2011

Scientometrics

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Sturgeon species are among the commercially most valuable and the most endangered groups of fish. To assess the existing literature published within the field of sturgeon research over the past 15 years (1996-2010) we applied a bibliometric approach, in order to identify patterns and trends of the published research in this field. The analysis was performed based upon articles obtained from the ISI Web of Knowledge online database. The results revealed that although all 27 sturgeon species have been objects of the research, species that are endangered or facing a high probability of extinction have received disproportionately less attention. White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) was the most frequently studied species, but it was recently surpassed by Persian sturgeon (A. persicus). Early life phases have been among the central objects of the research, and genetics, especially the use of microsatellite DNA, is becoming increasingly popular and had the highest impact. Research related to aquaculture was prominent, while the research related to hybrids (as a commodity of aquaculture production) was decreasing in popularity. Papers dealing with conservation issues were most frequently focused on European sturgeon (A. sturio). A steady increase in the number of published articles over time was observed. However, the overall citation rate declined significantly over time. During the period reviewed, the sturgeon research published in peer reviewed journals dominantly originated from the USA and EU. Nevertheless, considering the current trend in output, it is very likely that the Asian countries, mainly Iran and China, will surpass them within the next 5-10 years. International and inter-institutional collaboration both tended to increase the impact of the research. Stimulation and improvement of the international cooperation should be considered as future priorities.

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Section: Country Of Publicationmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Long-term continuity in research also pays off, since all of the most productive institutions have been involved in sturgeon research for the whole period examined. According to Borsi and Schubert (2011), research within aquaculture and fisheries in EU is dominated by state-owned institutions.…”

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Analysis of publications on sturgeon research between 1996 and 2010

Jarić

Geßner

2011

Scientometrics

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“…The following six aspects were discussed: 1) history and current organization of the company, 2) business Publications and citation data of scientific publications in plant breeding and plant biotechnology were used to identify the international position of Dutch research in this field. Based on the search profile of Borsi and Schubert [32], publications and citation data were taken from Thomson-Reuter's Web of Science (WoS) from 1945 and onwards. The publications that were relevant for the seed business were chosen to be: plant genetics, plant molecular biology, and plant breeding.…”

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“…To visualize the international position of Wageningen UR among its peers, we analysed the worldwide network of authorships of all top 1% scientific publications in plant genetics, plant molecular biology, and plant breeding [32] from 1945 to 2012 (as explained in the methodology section). We found that the percentage of top papers with an international authorship increased substantially over time, and accounts for nearly half of all contributions in the latest period (Table 5).…”

Section: International Collaboration and Excellence Of Dutch Plant Scmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sectoral Innovation System of the Dutch Vegetable Breeding Industry

Liu

Jongsma

Huang

et al. 2015

NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

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Keywords: sectoral innovation system cluster public-private partnerships Dutch vegetable breeding industry a b s t r a c t In a number of studies, the Dutch vegetable breeding industry has been described as a highly innovative sector, but the root causes for its innovativeness have not yet been analysed systematically. In order to understand the factors that affect innovation and business performance, the Sectoral Innovation System (SIS) framework was used to analyse the linkages and interactions among the different actors in the Dutch vegetable breeding industry. Within SIS, five interacting domains are recognized and analysed: the business domain, the research & education domain, the intermediate organizations, the market demand, and the infrastructure & framework conditions, resulting in an integrated picture of the innovation system. It was found that the business domain, the research & education domain and the intermediate organisations do not only show an outstanding individual performance, but more importantly, they closely collaborate via public-private partnerships (PPP), research consortia, etc. It is shown that especially the cluster characteristics of the Dutch vegetable breeding industry, i.e. the geographical proximity and the high level of intra-and interconnectivity within and between domains, induces an intensive knowledge flow, a key indicator for the innovation level of a sector.

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“…That type of assessment has been so far conducted within broader scientific fields, such as the one conducted by Neff and Corley (2009) within the general field of ecology, or within more focused areas, such as the one conducted by Azevedo et al (2010) on the freshwater ichthyology in Brazil. One recent study also focused on the research within agricultural industry and food production in Europe, including fishery and aquaculture (Borsi and Schubert, 2011), while Nikolic et al (2011) assessed research on seven diadromous fish species. Nevertheless, there have not been such studies so far conducted in the field of fisheries science.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%