Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?

Citation-based assessments of countries’ research capabilities often misrepresent their ability to achieve breakthrough advancements. These assessments commonly classify Japan as a developing country, which contradicts its prominent scientific standing. The purpose of this study is to investigate th...

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Main Author: Rodríguez-Navarro Alonso
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of Data and Information Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0030
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description Citation-based assessments of countries’ research capabilities often misrepresent their ability to achieve breakthrough advancements. These assessments commonly classify Japan as a developing country, which contradicts its prominent scientific standing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying causes of such inaccurate assessments and to propose methods for conducting more reliable evaluations.
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spelling doaj-art-e35f6ffd53bc4324a0f9c07d3b003a372025-08-20T02:59:42ZengSciendoJournal of Data and Information Science2543-683X2025-05-0110316118210.2478/jdis-2025-0030Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?Rodríguez-Navarro Alonso0Departamento de Biotecnología-Biología Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro 2, 28040, Madrid, SpainCitation-based assessments of countries’ research capabilities often misrepresent their ability to achieve breakthrough advancements. These assessments commonly classify Japan as a developing country, which contradicts its prominent scientific standing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the underlying causes of such inaccurate assessments and to propose methods for conducting more reliable evaluations.https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0030citation metricsresearch evaluationcountry rankingsscientometrics
spellingShingle Rodríguez-Navarro Alonso
Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
Journal of Data and Information Science
citation metrics
research evaluation
country rankings
scientometrics
title Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
title_full Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
title_fullStr Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
title_full_unstemmed Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
title_short Uncertain research country rankings. Should we continue producing uncertain rankings?
title_sort uncertain research country rankings should we continue producing uncertain rankings
topic citation metrics
research evaluation
country rankings
scientometrics
url https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0030
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