Thought leadership: A new indicator for national and institutional comparison

Klavans, Richard; Boyack, Kevin W.

doi:10.1007/s11192-007-1854-1

Title: Thought leadership: A new indicator for national and institutional comparison

Journal Article · 08 March 2008 · Scientometrics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1854-1 · OSTI ID:1426967

Klavans, Richard ^[1]; Boyack, Kevin W. ^[2]

SciTech Strategies, Inc., Berwyn, PA (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); SciTech Strategies Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This article introduces a new method for evaluating national publication activities. This new indicator, thought leadership, captures whether the nation is a thought leader (building on the more recently cited literature for that field) or follower (building on the older cited literature for that field). Publication data for 2003 are used to illustrate which nations tend to build on the more recent discoveries in chemistry and clinical medicine. Finally, implications for national and laboratory policy are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1426967

Report Number(s):: SAND-2007-1288J; 526737

Journal Information:: Scientometrics, Vol. 75, Issue 2; ISSN 0138-9130

Publisher:: Akademiai KiadoCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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