Influence of OECD and RICYT Manuals in Scientific Literature and Their Contributions to the Construction of Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators

Authors

  • João de Melo Maricato University of Brasilia
  • Diego José Macedo Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v45n2e336890

Keywords:

indicators of CT&I, OECD, RICYT, co-citation, scientometrics

Abstract

The manuals of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Red de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología -Iberoamericana e Interamericana- are methodological references for the measurement of science, technology and innovation activities. This study aims to understand the influence of these manuals on international scientific production, through bibliometric and scientometric methods and techniques (citation and co-citation). Articles that cited the manuals indexed by the Scopus database (from 1954 to 2016) were analyzed. Were found 1906 articles citing the OECD and 12 RICYT manuals. There was a significant increase in citations and co-citation (16 %) from 2007. The data show the influence of the manuals, especially of the OECD, on the international scientific community and the growing interest in the science, technology and innovation indicators at the present. 

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Author Biographies

João de Melo Maricato, University of Brasilia

Doctor in Information Science, University of São Paulo. Degree in Library and Documentation, Federal University of São Carlos. Professor at the University of Brasilia

Diego José Macedo, Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT)

Magister in Information Science, University of Brasilia. Degree in Information Systems, Catholic University of Brasilia. Technologist at the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology.

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Published

2022-04-25

How to Cite

Maricato, J. de M., & Macedo, D. J. (2022). Influence of OECD and RICYT Manuals in Scientific Literature and Their Contributions to the Construction of Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators. Revista Interamericana De Bibliotecología, 45(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v45n2e336890

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