Revealing the scientific comparative advantage of nations: Common and distinctive features

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Highlights：

• We propose a new approach to assess the scientific specialization of nations.

• The approach is applied to map the scientific profiles of 199 countries in 254 fields.

• We identify common and distinctive features of the countries.

• A PCA allows us to cluster countries based on their specialization profile.

摘要

•We propose a new approach to assess the scientific specialization of nations.•The approach is applied to map the scientific profiles of 199 countries in 254 fields.•We identify common and distinctive features of the countries.•A PCA allows us to cluster countries based on their specialization profile.

论文关键词：Scientific specialization index,Bibliometrics,Research systems,Disciplinary profiles

论文评审过程：Received 8 August 2021, Revised 7 December 2021, Accepted 10 December 2021, Available online 22 December 2021, Version of Record 22 December 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2021.101244