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TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT:EXPLORING THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: GAUGING THE PROSPECTS OF GROWTH, RESEARCH IMPACT AND INNOVATION
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Purpose – This study aims to provide guidelines for exploring the research landscape in developing
countries by gauging the prospects of growth, research impact and innovation. This study interrogates,
analyses and visualizes the impact, nuances and evolution of stated research themes. For this purpose, this
study presents an in-depth analysis of publications and citations indexed in Pakistani journals as a case
study.
Design/methodology/approach – A bibliometric analysis of 46,034 publications published in Pakistanbased journals uncovers the research landscape of Scopus-indexed scientific literature – using various
statistical and network-based approaches. Using VOSviewer and SPSS tools, the publication data has been
analysed in relation to the open access status of papers, the number of authors, discipline, research theme and
international co-authorship.
Findings – This study’s analyses reveal that while Pakistani journals are attracting international contributions
from several countries, including India, Malaysia and Indonesia, no journal falls into the Scopus-defined top
Quartile, i.e. the Q1 category. The analyses also highlight that only half (47%) of the publications received
citations, whereas the other half remained uncited. Furthermore, open access publications received significantly
higher citations than subscribed/traditional publications (print/online subject to toll access).
Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first impact study of its kind
that critically analyses the research landscape of Pakistani journals, especially in the context of the
efforts of the higher education commission of Pakistan to promote research culture in the country. This
study also provides analytical insights and policy guidelines for improving the quality of research published in Pakistani journals. This study can be replicated for other developing nations to provide
guidelines and sustainable pathways for scientific growth in pursuit of uplifting nations by allocating
resources for developing science and technology
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ENGLISH
EMERALD INSIGHT
2022
ENGLAND
JURNAL ILMU PEMERINTAHAN
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APA Citation
Saira Hanif Soroya, Sehrish Iqbal, Khalid Mahmood, Naif Radi Aljohani. (2022).TRANSFORMING GOVERNMENT:EXPLORING THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: GAUGING THE PROSPECTS OF GROWTH, RESEARCH IMPACT AND INNOVATION.(Electronic Thesis or Dissertation). Retrieved from https://localhost/etd