Ukrainian Arts and Humanities research in Scopus: A Bibliometric Analysis

TL;DR

This bibliometric analysis examines Ukrainian Arts and Humanities research from 2012 to 2021 in Scopus, revealing publication trends, internationalization levels, language usage, and citation patterns, highlighting areas for increased impact and visibility.

Contribution

This study provides a comprehensive quantitative overview of Ukrainian A&H research output, international collaboration, and citation impact, filling a gap in bibliometric analyses for this region and discipline.

Findings

Publication activity increased gradually over the years.

Citedness of Ukrainian A&H research is lower than expected.

International collaborations and English-language papers have higher impact.

Abstract

This article presents the results of a quantitative analysis of Ukrainian Arts and Humanities (A&H) research from 2012 to 2021, as observed in Scopus. The overall publication activity and the relative share of A&H publications in relation to Ukraine's total research output, comparing them with other countries. The study analyzes the diversity and total number of sources, as well as the geographic distribution of authors and citing authors, to provide insights into the internationalization level of Ukrainian A&H research. Additionally, the topical spectrum and language usage are considered to complete the overall picture. According to our results, the publication patterns for Ukrainian A&H research exhibit dynamics comparable to those of other countries, with a gradual increase in the total number of papers and sources. However, the citedness is lower than expected, and the share of publications in top-quartile sources is lower for 2020-2021 period compared to the previous years. The impact of internationally collaborative papers, especially those in English, is higher. Nevertheless, over half of all works remain uncited, probably due to the limited readership of the journals selected for publication.