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Sub-Saharan African science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research : a decade of development /
This book analyzes Africa's current performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) research, as well as future trends. It looks at Africa's research performance over a decade, what it means for the continent's development and how it can benefit the growing number of y...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2015.
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| Colección: | World Bank Studies
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; A Report by the World Bank and Elsevier; Methodology; Key Findings and Policy Recommendations; Defining National Policies; Chapter 1 Methodology; Methodology; Notes; Chapter 2 Research Outputs and Citation Impact; Introduction; Key Findings; Research Output; Citation Impact; Research Per Capita; Novel Measures of Research Impact; Interpretation of Key Findings; Notes; Chapter 3 Research Collaboration; Introduction; Key Findings; International Collaboration; Citation Impact of Collaboration.
- Cross-Sector CollaborationTop Collaborating Institutions; Interpretation of Key Findings on Research Collaboration; Notes; Chapter 4 Researcher Mobility; Introduction; Key Findings; Researcher Mobility Model; Indicators; International Mobility; Cross-Region Comparisons; Interpretation of Key Findings on Researcher Mobility; Note; Appendix A Glossary; Note; Appendix B Data Sources and Methodology; Data Sources; Methodology and Rationale; Measuring International Researcher Mobility; Measuring Article Downloads; Notes; Appendix C Africa Region Classification; Appendix D Subject Classification.
- Background on Scopus All Science Journal Classification SystemAppendix E International Researcher Mobility Maps; References; Boxes ; ES. 1 Supporting High-Quality and Relevant Research: Uganda Millennium Science Initiative; 2.1 R & D Funding and Funding Mechanisms Matter: The Case of South Africa; 2.2 Growth Mirrors Allocation of Resources: Learning from Health in Sub-Saharan Africa GERD by Field of Science; 2.3 Researchers Are Concentrated in the Field of Medical and Health Sciences; Figures.
- ES. 1 Overall Number of Articles and Compound Annual Growth Rate for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2003-12ES. 2 Percentage of Total Article Output in the Physical Sciences and STEM Versus the Health Sciences for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2012; ES. 3 Level of International Collaboration for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions, 2012, and Percentage of Nonlocal, Transitory Researchers for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions, 1996-2013; ES. 4 Interregional Collaboration between Sub-Saharan Africa Regions.
- 2.1 Overall Number of Articles for Sub-Saharan Africa and Comparator Countries, 2003-122.2 World Publication Shares for Sub-Saharan Africa and Comparator Countries, 2003-12; 2.3 Percentage of Total Article Output by Subject Grouping for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, 2003 vs. 2012; 2.4 World Citation Share across All Subject Groupings for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2003-12; 2.5 Field-Weighted Citation Impact versus World Article Share for All Subject Groupings for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Institutions, 2003-12.