Research trends and collaborations by applied science researchers in South African universities of technology: 2007–2017

Chiware, Elisha Rt; Becker, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2018.05.003

Cited by 11 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…A hypothetical explanation for our findings is the poor facilities and small funding that Sudanese researchers face; those conditions make collaboration mandatory if any significant research is to be done. Additionally, our hypothesis is consistent with reports from Ghana, a similar African country, where local collaboration is important and focusses on basic fieldwork (Chiware & Becker, 2018;Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017;Trang et al, 2020).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…The document types published by African countries have also been reported by other workers (e.g. Confraria & Godinho, 2015;Sooryamoorthy, 2018) who, like us, found a clear domination of articles over other types of documents, higher citation rates for reviews and books; the appearance over time of more complex articles with more coauthors and references; as well as the limitation of the Web of Science and its impact reports to only publications in English and in large journals (Bah et al, 2019;Chiware & Becker, 2018;Ho et al, 2018;Trang et al, 2020). This means that much relevant information, published in smaller journals and other languages, is missing in most scientometrics studies.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Bibliometrics of Sudanese scientific publications: Subjects, institutions, collaboration, citation and recommendations

Elhassan

Mónge-Nájera²,

2022

Rev. Biol. Trop.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Sudan is the third largest country in Africa and has rich reserves of petroleum and other ground resources, but its per capita Gross Domestic Product is only $808 and researchers work in insufficient institutional facilities and with little funding. Previous studies about its scientific productivity have been limited to specific subjects and relatively short periods, with no large analyses until now. Objective: To analyze the scientific output of Sudan in depth, considering all research areas and several decades of scientific activity. Methods: We retrieved the documents with “Sudan” in field country in the Science Citation Index Expanded for the period 1900-2019. Results: We retrieved over 9 000 publications and found that most were articles; that citation was higher for review articles and book chapters, and that this index mostly covered articles in English. Beginning in 1972, the number of publications in this database has increased rapidly. The citation lifespan indicates slow growth in the Sudanese scientific literature, and collaboration is frequent both nationally and internationally, possibly because the scarce resources make collaboration almost compulsory. Most external collaboration is done with Saudi Arabia but citation is higher for articles resulting from international megaprojects, led by Europe and the USA, in which Sudanese researchers play secondary roles. Research focusses on applied technological subjects with little innovation value. Women play a smaller role in Sudanese science. Conclusions: Our recommendations for Sudanese science include increasing the number of women in leading research positions; providing funding directly to researchers (i.e., bypassing bureaucratic bodies); increasing basic research to avoid stagnation; training Sudanese researchers for leading positions; and identifying specific research areas where Sudan can lead in its region.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Bibliometrics of Sudanese scientific publications: Subjects, institutions, collaboration, citation and recommendations

Elhassan

Mónge-Nájera²,

2022

Rev. Biol. Trop.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…What follows is the inference of the authors of the present article that, in contrast to other scientific disciplines, e.g., social sciences in general [39], economy [40], medicine [41], materials science [42], multidisciplinary sciences with a special consideration given to STM specialties [29,43,44], or even sustainability science itself (see e.g., [45][46][47][48][49][50]), up to now there has been no study which investigates collaboration forms and conventions precisely in the field of sustainable LIS.…”

Section: Implications For the Present Studymentioning

confidence: 83%

The Landscapes of Sustainability in the Library and Information Science: Collaboration Insights

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Despite the fact that the concept of sustainable development was born as early as the late 1980s, in the field of library and information science there has been a significant growth in interest only in recent years. This observation inspired the authors to explore this particular area with regards to productivity both in quantitative and qualitative terms. One of the important factors influencing scientific productivity is broadly understood research collaboration. Interestingly, in the scholarly literature dealing with the topics of scientific productivity, the researchers are most often representatives of the LIS field who study, also applying bibliometric methods, various scientific disciplines. However, so far there have been no studies on scientific collaboration concentrated around the discipline of sustainable library and information science (LIS) itself. Therefore, in this paper, the authors present the results of research into the phenomenon of co-authorship in this specific area. The results indicate not only the most important collaborating entities contributing to the research field and trends in research cooperation, but also verify certain general hypotheses put forward in the areas of the fundamental sustainable development of the discipline of sustainable LIS.

show abstract

“…Due to the product innovation acceleration, the provision of laboratories has been insufficient. Thus, these factors urge universities to establish laboratories [35][36][37] to perform the role of testing services provider [38][39][40][41][42] aside from the original purpose of teaching and research laboratories [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Model to Measure the Readiness of University Testing Laboratories to Fulfill ISO/IEC 17025 Requirements (A Case Study)

Aqidawati

Sutopo

Zakaria

2019

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Universities are considered as a source of open innovations by producing new technology. The innovations need to be tested in licensed laboratories in order to create certified products if they are to be commercialized to the market. Many universities have established laboratories that provide testing services to society and act as a revenue-generating source. Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) owns an accredited center laboratory that provides testing services to external parties. In addition, the university owns other laboratories in several faculties to conduct academic activities and research and yet provide testing services, but have not been accredited. Therefore, the laboratories have the potential to be developed as part of the testing service business to support the incubation process of new technology and provide testing services. In this article, we chose UNS, one of the universities in Indonesia, to develop a framework of readiness level measurement instrument, to evaluate the readiness and to suggest improvements for laboratories to achieve accreditation. A framework of laboratory readiness measurement was developed using integration of management approach and laboratory approach. Descriptive statistics were used to create a radar chart to determine the readiness level. Based on findings and evidence analysis, we proposed improvement planning using ISO 17025 and management concept.

show abstract

Research trends and collaborations by applied science researchers in South African universities of technology: 2007–2017

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Bibliometrics of Sudanese scientific publications: Subjects, institutions, collaboration, citation and recommendations

Bibliometrics of Sudanese scientific publications: Subjects, institutions, collaboration, citation and recommendations

The Landscapes of Sustainability in the Library and Information Science: Collaboration Insights

Model to Measure the Readiness of University Testing Laboratories to Fulfill ISO/IEC 17025 Requirements (A Case Study)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About