Journal
SCIENTOMETRICS
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages 2089-2105Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1502-5
Keywords
Matthew effect; Science and technology policy; Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71302133, 71303147]
- Ministry of Education in Sichuan, China [13TD0040]
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Utilizing a unique dataset of the Chinese Academy of Sciences academicians (1993-2013), this paper investigates the Matthew effect in China's science. Three indicators, namely the concentration index, the Matthew index and the coefficient of variation, are adopted to measure the uneven distribution of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences among different regions and disciplines. The empirical analysis demonstrates the existence of the Matthew effect in China's science for the above two dimensions. Yet, this effect has weakened for all regions with the exception of Beijing. We argue that this uneven distribution of the nation's brightest minds makes scientifically competitive regions and disciplines even more competitive while putting those less developed regions and research domains at further disadvantage.
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