Exponential Growth and the Shifting Global Center of Gravity of Science Production, 1900-2011

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2015
Author
Journal
Change: The Magazine of Higher Education
Volume
47
Issue
4
Pagination
46-49
Language
English
Region
Chronological Period
Annotation

Examines millions of records from the Science Citation Index Expanded.  Notes the exponential annual increase in publications, the rise of the United States as a center of publication, and the increasing output of countries in Asia in more recent years.

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