A bibliometric analysis of the effectiveness of Korea’s Biotechnology Stimulation Plans,with a comparison with four other Asian nations |
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Authors: | Mee-Jean Kim |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Library and Information Science, Jeonju University, Jeonju, South Korea;(2) Saemmori Apt. 203-1203, Dunsan-Dong 908, Seo-Gu, Daejeon, South Korea |
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Abstract: | This study investigates the scientific output and publication patterns of Korean biotechnology before and after the start
of the Korean Biotechnology Stimulation Plans (1994–2007), and then compares the results with publication data from the same
time periods for Japan, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Singapore. For this study, 14,704 publications, published
by at least one researcher from one of the five Asian nations (indexed by SCI Expanded during the years 1990–1993 and the
years 2000–2003), were considered. A marked increase of Korean research output in biotechnology was largely influenced by
an increasing tendency for researchers to enter the field of biotechnology and by increased expenditures for R&D activity
through the Korean Biotechnology Stimulation Plans. In addition, the SCI Expanded coverage of national journals affected the
scientific output and publication patterns of Japanese and Korean researchers. Looking at the Korean publications by collaboration
type, international collaboration leads to more publications in mainstream journals of high impact factors than local and
domestic collaborations for the two periods. However, although the Korean Biotechnology Stimulation Plans were followed by
a remarkable increase in South Korea’s research output, this increase has not been accompanied by growth in the quality of
those publications in terms of impact factors of journals for Korean publications. |
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