Universal and specific features of Ukrainian economic research: publication analysis based on Crossref data

TL;DR

This study provides a large-scale, multidimensional analysis of Ukrainian economic research using Crossref data, highlighting its collaborative trends, geographic distribution, and citation peculiarities to inform policy and understanding.

Contribution

It offers one of the first comprehensive longitudinal analyses of Ukrainian economics at the national level, emphasizing universal and specific features compared to other regions.

Findings

Ukrainian economics has a small share of co-authored publications but shows increasing collaboration.

The geographic landscape of Ukrainian research is characterized by specific regional patterns.

Citation statistics reveal peculiarities that differ from global trends.

Abstract

Our study is one of the first examples of multidimensional and longitudinal disciplinary analysis at the national level based on Crossref data. We present a large-scale quantitative analysis of Ukrainian economics. This study is not yet another example of research aimed at ranking of local journals, authors or institutions, but rather exploring general tendencies that can be compared to other countries or regions. We study different aspects of Ukrainian economics output. In particular, the collaborative nature, geographic landscape and some peculiarities of citation statistics are investigated. We have found that Ukrainian economics is characterized by a comparably small share of co-authored publications, however, it demonstrates the tendency towards more collaborative output. Based on our analysis, we discuss specific and universal features of Ukrainian economic research. The importance of supporting various initiatives aimed at enriching open scholarly metadata is considered. A comprehensive and high-quality meta description of publications is probably the shortest path to a better understanding of national trends, especially for non-English speaking countries. The results of our analysis can be used to better understand Ukrainian economic research and support research policy decisions.