Africa-based scholars publishing: Citation analysis in four selected countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss Africa-based scholars’ publication citation at the global level. The study selected four countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.
Design/methodology/approach
The study analyzed citation data from Elsevier’s SciVal from 2010 to 2015.
Findings
The investigation reveals that Africa-based scholars in Botswana, South Africa and Kenya have a significant citation impact, particularly in the field of medicine.
Research limitations/implications
The study concentrated only on four African countries. International collaboration is an important factor and further investigation on this specific angle would be a useful research endeavor.
Practical implications
Influence university decision-making on funding for research; scholarly collaboration.
Originality/value
The study would be helpful in understanding the contribution of Africa-based scholars to knowledge creation and dissemination.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Martin Aurand, a colleague at CMU, for providing useful comments and suggestions on the draft paper.
Citation
Paulos, A. (2016), "Africa-based scholars publishing: Citation analysis in four selected countries – Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya", The Bottom Line, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-01-2016-0002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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