A spike in the scientific output on social sciences in Vietnam for recent three years: Evidence from bibliometric analysis in Scopus database (2000–2019)

Journal of Information Science - Tập 48 Số 5 - Trang 623-639 - 2022
Binh Pham‐Duc1, Trung Tran2, Thao Phuong Thi Trinh3, Tien‐Trung Nguyen4,5, Ngoc-Trang Nguyen6, Hien Thi Thu Le7
1Department of Space and Applications, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
2Department of Basic, Vietnam Academy for Ethnic Minorities, Vietnam
3Department of Mathematics, Thai Nguyen University of Education, Vietnam
4Vietnam Journal of Education, Vietnam
5Vietnam Journal of Education, Vietnam; Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
6Department of Scientific Management and International Relation Affairs, Ly Tu Trong College of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
7VNU University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Tóm tắt

Bibliometric analysis of 3105 publications retrieved from the Scopus database was conducted to evaluate bibliographic content of scientific output on social sciences in Vietnam, for the 2000–2019 period. Our main findings show that the number of publications on social sciences from Vietnam has increased significantly over the last two decades, and there was a spike in the scientific output for the recent three years when the number of publications accounted for 53.76% of the collection. The most productive authors came from a few public research institutes with strong resources as the top 10 institutions participated in 44.22% of the collection. Vietnamese scholars tend not to submit their works to high-ranking journals since five Q1 journals in the top 10 publishing journals published only 6.17% of the collection. For international collaboration, Australia and the United States ranked first and second based on the number of publications and citations. Other countries in top 10 mostly located in Europe and Asia. Research topics were diverse focusing on gender, poverty, HIV, higher education and sustainable development. We suggest that supporting policies and funding need to be provided to help Vietnamese scholars improve their works, and to boost their scientific production in the future.

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