The publication performance of Hungarian economics and management researchers: A comparison with the Visegrad 4 countries and Romania

The study analyses the publication performance of economics and management researchers in the Visegrad 4 countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia) and Romania based on their publications in the Scopus database. First, 150 researchers are selected from each country, who are then further selected according to their most recent affiliation and research area. Using a 449-item dataset, six multivariate statistical analyses (e.g. principal component analysis and cluster analysis) are carried out to examine the relationships among the seven variables (e.g. number of publications, citations, and co-authors) that characterize the performance of the publication activity of researchers. The results highlight the excellence criteria for the publication performance of economics and management researchers from the Visegrad 4 countries and Romania as well as their ranking position.

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This study examines the publication performance of economics and management researchers in the Visegrad 4 countries and Romania based on their publications in the Scopus database. Through multivariate statistical analyses, the relationships among the seven variables characterizing researchers' publication activity are explored, highlighting the excellence criteria and ranking position of researchers in these countries.