Science on the periphery-a scientometric analysis of science in the ASIAN countries
Journal of Information Science
Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation (Information Science & Knowledge Management)
Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation (Information Science & Knowledge Management)
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
International collaboration in psychology is on the rise
Scientometrics
CNSI '11 Proceedings of the 2011 First ACIS/JNU International Conference on Computers, Networks, Systems and Industrial Engineering
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An objective assessment using bibliometric indicators of research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines was conducted. Results were then benchmarked against its Southeast Asian neighbors' research productivity in the same fields. Results showed that the Philippines ranked low in research productivity compared to Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, particularly starting in the 1990s. Only a few researchers, mainly coming from a small number of higher education institutions, were publishing papers on a regular basis in a small range of journals. Those journals had either no or low impact factors and most papers had low citation counts. It also collaborated less with domestic and international institutions. This low research productivity was explained in terms of economic indicators, the local orientation of many social science research studies, funding, individual characteristics of researchers, and the epistemic culture of knowledge production in the country. However, the reforms initiated by the government, particularly in the higher education sector, would hopefully lead to a better research landscape and, consequently, improved research productivity in the near future.