An assessment of the contributions of Kazakhstan and other CIS countries to global science: the Scopus database

Suleymenov, E. Z.; Ponomareva, Natalia; Dzhumabekov, A. K.; Kubieva, T. Sh.; Kozbagarova, G. A.

doi:10.3103/s0147688211030051

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“…In 2014, Kazakhstan was placed only 99th among 144 countries in terms of quality of scientific-research institutions, only 83rd in terms of availability of scientists and engineers, and only 69th in terms of capacity for innovation (Schwab and Sala-i-Martín, 2013). According to a study by Suleymenov et al ., (2011), during the period between 1996 and 2008, Kazakhstan was placed 90th among all countries in terms of annual number of publications per person. Another study by Kuzhabekova (2017) showed that over the period between 1991 and 2013, an average number of citations per article published by Kazakhstani researchers was only 4.72.…”

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Productive researchers in countries with limited research capacity

Kuzhabekova

Mukhamejanova

2017

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Purpose This study aims to explore how some researchers become successful in the research context of a transitional country despite the resource- and training-related limitations imposed by an immature research system. Design/methodology/approach The research uses Unger’s ideas within agency theory, specifically, his concepts of “negative capability” and “formative context” as its framework. The study adopts a descriptive qualitative approach, whereby the data collected from 19 in-depth interviews with successful researchers from various universities of Kazakhstan is analyzed using emergent thematic coding. Findings The study findings are consistent with Unger’s agency theory. The theory predicts that researchers can achieve their goals by adapting to the constrained context and can take steps to transform the context in desirable ways. Specifically, the Kazakhstani researchers have successfully adapted the Soviet mechanism of research schools to the new realities by “exploiting” a recently introduced government-funded mobility program for doctoral students for their own purposes. This mechanism is conductive to junior researchers’ capacity building, as well as to increasing the productivity of the leading researchers and their research teams. Originality/value The contribution of the study consists in the fact that it explores the process of researcher development, more specifically, individual level research capacity building in the context of a transitional post-Soviet country. The study pays special attention to the role of international mobility and research schools in the development of research skills. The conclusions of the paper are of interest to the scholars of researcher development in general and to the specialists in individual research capacity building in Eurasia in particular.

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Productive researchers in countries with limited research capacity

Kuzhabekova

Mukhamejanova

2017

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“…A few studies had contributed to the research of local scientific activities by using various methods of scientometrics, comparative analysis, and identified current trends in scientometrics research related to Kazakhstan. Suleymenov et al (2011) The analysis demonstrated that scientometrics research in Kazakhstan had not reached a level comparable with the world.…”

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Bul. Kar. Univ. - Econ.

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In the article, the authors consider human capital as the driving force of the economy, identification of trends in relations, dynamics, prospects and results, where human capital influences the economic development of Kazakhstan. The aim of the study is to assess the critique of human capital development.Methods: The results of the research are based on the fundamental theoretical and empirical work of leading Kazakh and foreign scientists devoted to the analysis of the processes of accumulation and use of human capital. General scientific principles and methods were applied: analysis and synthesis, system approach.Findings: The basic components of basic human capital, such as education and training, Gross domestic product (GDP) growth, have been analysed. The authors analysed data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), which is an index illustrating the number of students enrolled at a given level of education. The results of the study showed that that health is the main component of human capital formation. T. Schultz suggested that health is a vital part of human capital formation, as it reflects living conditions. Life expectancy is the best indicator for determining health status.Conclusions: The need for investment in research and development was noted since any investment in science and technology increases human capital in the country. Therefore, the next indicator to be considered is an investment in research and development in Kazakhstan. An analysis was made of the main criteria for the development of human capital in Kazakhstan, which revealed the strengths and weaknesses of the current situation in the country. An assessment of the different levels of education shows that the gross enrolment ratio in primary and secondary schools is quite high. However, the GER for higher education is quite low compared to other developed countries.

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“…Moreover, such bibliometric analyses are necessary to understand the country's position relative to global and domestic standards of research quality and production. From this point of view it is understandable why such analysis are carried out not only in leading economically developed countries, but also in many relatively poorer developing countries as well as countries with transitional economy (Allik 20032008, Wolszczak-Derlacz and Parteka 2010, Hammouti 2010, Suleymenov et al 2011. Indeed, governmental funding of research in countries with enormous social, economic or political challenges and restricted amount of available resources should be highly effective, which cannot be achieved without correct bibliometric analyses.…”

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“…For the last decade the evaluation of the productivity of scientific research become common practice in former soviet republics (Allik 2003, 2008, 2013, Suleymenov et al 2011. Georgia is one of such post-Soviet country with transitional economy.…”

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The Importance of Bibliometric Indicators for the Analysis of Research Performance in Georgia

Tsveraidze¹,

Sborshchikovi²,

Matcharashvili³

2014

Trames

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The present analysis of research productivity of scholars in Georgia was motivated by the disadvantageous position of Georgia in international listings of the most cited scientific articles. We used official databases provided by governmental Shota Rustaveli National Scientific Foundation (SRNSF) from 2007 to 2013. In this research we have restricted our analysis by the consideration of bibliometric indicators of the leaders of the awarded projects. Three bibliometric characteristics: the number of publications and citations, as well as H-index of project leaders was obtained from SCOPUS database. According to our results, just 58% of all leaders of awarded projects in SRNSF grant competition, have an article (at least one) in the Scopus database for the entire period of their scholarly activity. From our analysis it follows that the quality of reviewing of the projects, presented to the SRNSF grant competition, does not promote a selection of the most productive project teams; there is no correlation between values of SRNSF reviewer's evaluation scores and the bibliometric data of project leaders in the Scopus database. As a result, in 2007-2012 in spite of large enough (for Georgia) funding, the problem of the low productivity and quality of scientific research in Georgia has not been resolved. We conclude that, in order to improve the situation with the low productivity of research in Georgia, the governmental programs of science support should be based on the new system of evaluation of the quality of presented projects; namely, peer-review approach should be combined with the bibliometric methodology. Besides local interest, for Georgian researchers and governmental authorities, the results of presented research have general importance in the light of ongoing international discussions about the necessity of inclusion of bibliometric data in evaluation procedures of research productivity. Presented results and discussions will be especially helpful for scholars and research administrators from countries in transition and could facilitate in elaboration of effective research funding policy.

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An assessment of the contributions of Kazakhstan and other CIS countries to global science: the Scopus database

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