Elsevier Releases Latest Industry Study Revealing Surprising Growth Trends from the Global South Among G20 Nations

The report also emphasizes and pays attention to recent scientific research partnerships and subject matters.

London, UK--(Newsfile Corp. - July 12, 2023) - Elsevier, a prominent company in the field of evidence-based clinical practice content, research publishing, and information analytics, has recently released its latest report. This report examines global research trends, with a specific emphasis on partnerships between the largest economies globally. Titled "Promoting Collaboration: An Analysis of Scientific Publications Involving Authors from G20 Countries," the study utilized data from Elsevier's widely respected SCOPUS database. The findings were enlightening, revealing that researchers from G20 nations have collectively contributed to 75% of scientific publications published worldwide between 2012 and 2021.

The article, which was highlighted at a conference co-hosted by the Ministry of Education in India in collaboration with Elsevier, assesses the scientific output of the 19 countries that make up the G20, all of which have robust research and development initiatives. Elsevier reviewed a massive 24,746,950 scientific papers produced by scholars affiliated with almost 20,000 educational institutions. The information revealed several noteworthy patterns in worldwide research.

Exploration of Global South's research development

Significantly, India has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the third largest research producer globally, ranking behind China and the U.S. This is the first time India has achieved this position. The findings also indicate that scientific capacity has experienced considerable growth in all G20 countries over the past three decades, particularly in countries of the Global South. From 1999 to 2022, India witnessed an annual growth rate of 11.2% in scientific publications authored by its researchers. Comparable figures show China at 14.7%, Saudi Arabia at 16%, and Indonesia at an impressive 20.1% per year. Taking the last ten years into consideration, Indonesia's research output grew by 26% annually, while Saudi Arabia stood at 17% and South Africa experienced a 7.8% yearly growth rate, surpassing the global average growth rate of 3.6%. Furthermore, data reveals that China and India exhibited growth rates of 9.3% and 9.7% respectively, significantly higher than the U.S., which only had a growth rate of 0.5%.

Dr. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, the report's author and Elsevier's Senior Vice President, as well as a Professor Emeritus at the State University of Campinas, expressed that the research landscape worldwide is undergoing transformations. In the past, it was mainly the affluent nations in the Global North that carried out research. However, there has been a shift, with countries from the Global South gaining increasing relevance in the fields of research and science. Particularly in regards to the SDG goal of alleviating world hunger, India has fostered numerous collaborations, resulting in a remarkable growth rate of 25% per year in scientific production. It won't be long before India accumulates a wealth of knowledge that will serve as a benchmark for all other nations across the globe.

During the years 2017 to 2021, the extent of co-authorship between countries ranged from 18% to 73%. Notably, Saudi Arabia, Australia, France, and the U.K. demonstrated the highest levels of international collaboration worldwide. Each G20 nation employed different strategies for collaboration. For instance, India primarily collaborated with the U.S., U.K., and China. China also preferred partnering with the U.S., U.K., and Australia. Argentina, however, primarily worked alongside the U.S., Brazil, and Germany. In general, the U.S. emerged as the key collaborator for all G20 members, with the exception of Indonesia, which mainly collaborated with Japan.

According to SCOPUS data, the number of publications related to artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at a faster rate in China and India compared to the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. It is interesting to note that Saudi Arabia has also seen a significant increase in AI-related publications recently. When considering AI research programs in the Global South as a whole, in 2013, only four countries were considered major contributors - China, India, Brazil, and Iran. Fast forward to 2022, and Brazil is no longer on the list, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, and Russia taking its place. However, there has been a recent decrease in AI research publications from Russia.

You can find the study on scientific publications involving authors from G20 countries on the internet.

The Group of Twenty is made up of 19 nations (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, United Kingdom, and United States) along with the European Union. The report examines the scientific output of these 19 individual nations.

According to the SCOPUS bibliometric database, scientists from the G20 nations were responsible for 75% of all global scientific publications in 2021. The database analyzed a whopping 24,746,950 scientific publications spanning from 2012 to 2021. These publications were authored by individuals from 19,743 research institutions across the 19 countries included in the study.

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