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Global impact or national accessibility? A paradox in China’s science

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  • Fei Shu

    (Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University
    Université de Montréal)

  • Xiaojian Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University)

  • Sichen Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University)

  • Junping Qiu

    (Chinese Academy of Science and Education Evaluation, Hangzhou Dianzi University)

  • Vincent Larivière

    (Université de Montréal
    Université du Québec a Montréal)

Abstract

During the past decades, Chinese science policy has emphasized the international dissemination of research. Such policies were associated with exponential growth of English-language publications and have led China to become the largest contributor to international scientific literature. However, due to the paywalls and language barriers, China’s international publications are less accessible to local Chinese scholars, which suggests that the dissemination to the international scientific community may come at the expense of dissemination to the local Chinese community. This paper investigates the local accessibility of China’s international publications and finds that publishing internationally limits the visibility of Chinese research for the national Chinese scientific community, and the restriction is even worse for immediate access.

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  • Fei Shu & Xiaojian Wang & Sichen Liu & Junping Qiu & Vincent Larivière, 2023. "Global impact or national accessibility? A paradox in China’s science," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 128(1), pages 263-277, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:128:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-022-04537-w
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04537-w
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