The One Belt, One Road Initiative's Potential Impact on Global Research Collaboration
TheOne Belt, One Road initiative kick-started by China focuses on
improving the connectivity and co-operation of the countries involved.
Two
routes will be created between Asia and Europe, connecting over 63% of
the world’s population and passing through 65 countries.
The
unique strategy is designed to stimulate corporate partnerships within
the Belt & Road countries, resulting in increased international
research collaboration.
Using 2011-2016 data from Scopus and
analyzed in SciVal, we examined the cross-collaborative research efforts
being made between the 65 countries in the One Belt, One Road
initiative, focusing particularly on the research being developed with
China.
China's One Belt, One Road International Research Collaborators
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Poland
Most prolific European Belt & Road collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 4,497
- FWCI: 3.47
- Scopus Views: 252,518
- 3rd largest global Belt & Road collaborator in Physics and Astronomy: 2,589
Russian Federation
2nd largest Belt & Road collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 7,096
- FWCI: 3.00
- Scopus Views: 312,243
- Largest Belt & Road collaborator in Physics and Astronomy: 3,975
- Engineering: 1,076
- Materials Science: 876
Thailand
7th largest Belt & Road collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 3,279
- FWCI: 2.38
- Scopus Views: 128,435
- 3rd largest global Belt & Road collaborator in in Medicine: 1,315
Saudi Arabia
Middle East’s most prolific collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 5,653
- FWCI: 3.59
- Scopus Views: 201,562
- 5th largest Belt & Road collaborator in Medicine: 662
- Engineering: 1,236
- Materials Science: 1,009
- Computer Science: 1,045
India
4th largest Belt & Road collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 6,650
- FWCI: 3.50
- Scopus Views: 283,656
- 2nd largest Belt & Road collaborator in Medicine: 1,342
- 3rd largest Belt & Road collaborator in Computer Science: 560
- 4th largest Belt & Road collaborator in Physics and Astronomy 2,154
- Engineering: 868
- Materials Science: 584
Singapore
The world’s most prolific Belt & Road collaborator- Co-authored Publications: 20,016
- FWCI: 2.41
- Scopus Views: 445,839
- 2nd largest Belt & Road collaborator in Physics and Astronomy: 3,831
- Engineering: 6,796
- Medicine: 2,503
- Materials Science: 3,971
- Computer Science: 5,442
One Belt, One Road Publications by Country
China is the most prolific producer of scholarly output, compared to the other countries located on the Belt & Road. In 2016, China produced 479,737 publications.
That is 246% more than India, the country with the 2nd highest research output of the Belt & Road countries.
That is 246% more than India, the country with the 2nd highest research output of the Belt & Road countries.
China's Most Prolific Research Areas (2011-2016)
Over one-fifth of China's scholarly output relates to Engineering (973,097 publications), followed by Medicine (440,948 publications) and Materials Science (424,882 publications).
The
One Belt, One Road initiative should result in an increase in the
co-authored publications being produced with other countries on the Belt
& Road.
The
One Belt, One Road initiative should result in an increase in the
co-authored publications being produced with other countries on the Belt
& Road.
Co-authored Publications (2011-2016)
Concerning China's top 5 research
areas, Singapore is the most prolific collaborator. For example in the
field of Engineering they have co-authored 6,796 publications compared
to 1,236 co-authored publications with Saudi Arabia.
areas, Singapore is the most prolific collaborator. For example in the
field of Engineering they have co-authored 6,796 publications compared
to 1,236 co-authored publications with Saudi Arabia.
All data taken from SciVal – 5 April 2017 (Scopus data up to 3 March 2017).
About SciVal: SciVal offers quick, easy access to the research performance of 8,500 research institutions and 220 countries worldwide.
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is the world’s leading abstract and citation database, and is used by
institutions and governments, as well as for university rankings around
the world.
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