2. Greek Scientific Publications: Indicators and Characteristics

This chapter presents the bibliometric indicators for the total scientific output of Greece -as recorded in the Scopus database- and compares the yield of research publications to that of the EU-27 and the OECD-34 countries*. It provides an outlook on the productivity and performance regarding Greece’s publications over the 15-year period 1996-2010, and highlights recent growth trends.

The table below summarises bibliometric indicators for Greek publications for the most recent 5-year period (2006-2010).

 

PUBLICATIONS

2010

Number of Greek publications

11,816

Share (%) of Greek publications in EU countries

2.40%

Share (%) of Greek publications in OECD countries

0.85%

CITATIONS

2006-2010

Number of citations to Greek publications

277,130

Share (%) of Greek citations in EU

2.17%

Share (%) of Greek citations in OECD

0.90%

CITATION IMPACT

2006-2010

Citation Impact (average number of citations per publication)

4.98

Relative citation impact of publications from Greece compared to EU

0.90

Relative citation impact of publications from Greece compared to OECD

1.04
 

In 2010, the OECD was enlarged with 4 new member states: Estonia, Israel, Slovenia and Chile. The phrase "OECD-34" refers to the 34 countries in the OECD, during the period under review (Annex V).

 



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