Determinants of Colombian Scientific Production in Social Sciences Articles Indexed in WoS, Scopus and Other Databases: Tree of Classification and Regression
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v45n1e339712Keywords:
Scientometrics, data mining, scientific production, social sciences, bibliometric indicatorsAbstract
This study ran an analysis seeking to identify the main bibliometric factors which determine the scientific work publication around this field of knowledge in WoS, Scopus and other indexes. A descriptive and multivariate analysis was used based on data mining, also classification and regression tree algorithms were applied on 2992 published papers from 168 Social Sciences investigation groups in Colombia’s scientific system (2006-2015); In the process, attributes as type of article, methodological approach, type of collaboration, endogamy, field of knowledge and classification level of the groups were taken into account. The results point an increase in the number of papers published in WoS and Scopus with common attributes as international collaboration, quantitative approach and groups with high classification level. Scientific paper spreading in lower-impact indexes is still numerous, gleaning publications with qualitative approach, domestic collaboration and endogenous tendencies. The findings suggest a necessity of considering the state of Social Sciences study in regional or local indexes, minding clear quality politics to avoid bias in the production such as endogamy.
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