Arab Spring’s effect on scientific productivity and research performance in Arab countries

Ibrahim, Bahaa

doi:10.1007/s11192-018-2935-z

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“…However, not all types of conflicts lead to decreased research productivity. For example, the study by Ibrahim (2018) showed that scientific research productivity in Arab countries doubled after the Arab Spring (2006–2010 vs 2011–2015) [ 9 ]. The latter study assessed articles conducted by Arab authors as identified by their country of affiliation, in contrast to our review which assessed articles by their content irrespective of the authors’ institutional location.…”

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“…Generally, the effect of armed conflict is expected to extend to research productivity; in fact, armed conflict has been suggested as one of the explanations for a lower research productivity in Arab countries compared to other countries [ 8 ]. A recent bibliometric analysis found that countries experiencing armed conflict had a lower number of research publications compared to more stable ones [ 9 ]. The determinants of a countries’ research productivity (including quantity, quality and type) include the GDP and government health expenditure [ 10 ]; two factors that are severely hampered in times of armed conflict.…”

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“…The Ivory Coast for example, a country affected by a civil war, experienced an increase in research productivity, with a drop in Ivorian first or last authors in journal publications and the internationalization of the Ivory Coast’s research productivity [ 11 ]. In the EMR, one study has looked into the relationship between different forms of political instability and scientific research in the Arab world using one database [ 9 ]. Most countries in the Arab Spring had an increase in research productivity measured by institutional affiliations, but were mostly experiencing protests, rather than armed conflicts.…”

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Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria

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Introduction Armed conflict may influence the size and scope of research in Arab countries. We aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Syrian conflict on health articles about Syria published in indexed journals. Methods We conducted a scoping review on Syrian health-related articles using seven electronic databases. We included clinical, biomedical, public health, or health system topics published between 1991 and 2017. We excluded animal studies and studies conducted on Syrian refugees. We used descriptive and social network analyses to assess the differences in rates, types, topics of articles, and authorship before and after 2011, the start of the Syrian conflict. Results Of 1138 articles, 826 (72.6%) were published after 2011. Articles published after 2011 were less likely to be primary research; had a greater proportion reporting on mental health (4.6% vs. 10.0%), accidents and injuries (2.3% vs. 18.8%), and conflict and health (1.7% vs. 7.8%) (all p < 0.05); and a lower proportion reporting on child and maternal health (8.1 to 3.6%, p = 0.019). The proportion of research articles reporting no funding increased from 1.1 to 14.6% (p < 0.01). While international collaborations increased over time, the number of articles with no authors affiliated to Syrian institutions overtook those with at least one author affiliation to a Syrian institution for the first time in 2015. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the impact of armed conflict on health scholarship in Syria. The Syrian conflict was associated with a change in the rates, types, and topics of the health-related articles, and authors’ affiliations. Our findings have implications for the prioritization of research funding, development of inclusive research collaborations, and promoting the ethics of conducting research in complex humanitarian settings.

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“…Research studies indicate that Arab scholars' contribution to global scientific knowledge is quite low when compared with the overall international research output (Abouchedid & Abdelnour, 2015). While there is some evidence suggesting that the situation has improved, variations have been noted in terms of knowledge production patterns across different disciplines, with international publications in science and technology significantly outnumbering those in the social sciences and humanities sector (Ibrahim, 2018). This is not surprising given that, unlike social sciences and humanities-related subjects which are taught through the medium of Arabic, science and technology subjects are usually taught in English.…”

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Academic writing for publication: Putting the ‘international’ into context

Getahun

Hammad

Robinson‐Pant³

2021

Research in Comparative and International Education

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There is a growing body of research on the impact of English-medium publication and associated higher education regimes on knowledge construction. However, not much is known about how academics outside the Global North make decisions about how and where to publish. Through a comparative case study, this article sets out to explore how academics in Ethiopia and Oman engage in writing for publication. Taking an academic literacies lens, the analysis reveals that their decisions were shaped by institutional values at the local level, as well as global hierarchies around knowledge construction. However, issues around identity, languages and disciplinary cultures also influenced how academics chose to position themselves in relation to local and international journals. The findings point to the need for new partnerships between journals in the Global North and South to prevent ‘publication drain’, and for universities to explore ways to address inequalities perpetuated through journal ranking and language hierarchies.

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“…These indicators and metrics have been widely applied to evaluate research entities (e.g. scientists, research groups, departments, institutions, research-intensive enterprises) (Ding et al, 2013;Ibrahim, 2018;Kumar & Pandit, 2018), with funding allocation, strategic planning, and government policy-making as their goals.…”

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Methods and Practices for Institutional Benchmarking based on Research Impact and Competitiveness: A Case Study of ShanghaiTech University

Chang

Liu

2019

Journal of Data and Information Science

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Purpose To develop and test a mission-oriented and multi-dimensional benchmarking method for a small scale university aiming for internationally first-class basic research. Design/methodology/approach An individualized evidence-based assessment scheme was employed to benchmark ShanghaiTech University against selected top research institutions, focusing on research impact and competitiveness at the institutional and disciplinary levels. Topic maps opposing ShanghaiTech and corresponding top institutions were produced for the main research disciplines of ShanghaiTech. This provides opportunities for further exploration of strengths and weakness. Findings This study establishes a preliminary framework for assessing the mission of the university. It further provides assessment principles, assessment questions, and indicators. Analytical methods and data sources were tested and proved to be applicable and efficient. Research limitations To better fit the selective research focuses of this university, its schema of research disciplines needs to be re-organized and benchmarking targets should include disciplinary top institutions and not necessarily those universities leading overall rankings. Current reliance on research articles and certain databases may neglect important research output types. Practical implications This study provides a working framework and practical methods for mission-oriented, individual, and multi-dimensional benchmarking that ShanghaiTech decided to use for periodical assessments. It also offers a working reference for other institutions to adapt. Further needs are identified so that ShanghaiTech can tackle them for future benchmarking. Originality/value This is an effort to develop a mission-oriented, individually designed, systematically structured, and multi-dimensional assessment methodology which differs from often used composite indices.

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Arab Spring’s effect on scientific productivity and research performance in Arab countries

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria

Health-related articles on Syria before and after the start of armed conflict: a scoping review for The Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria

Academic writing for publication: Putting the ‘international’ into context

Methods and Practices for Institutional Benchmarking based on Research Impact and Competitiveness: A Case Study of ShanghaiTech University

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