1National Institute Science, Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), CSIR, Dr K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110 012. E-mail:
2Library and Information Consultant 114, Dayanand Vihar, Delhi-110 092.
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The paper compares the status of social science research in India, China and Brazil using various indicators. It particularly focuses on the analyses of annual average publication rate vis-à-vis global publication share; similarity in research profile of different countries; research priorities of countries as measured in terms of national publications output by sub-fields; relative share of international collaborative papers in the national output; distribution of research output by geographical regions within each country; and characteristics of high productivity institutions and highly cited papers computed on select measures.
Comparative study, India, China, Brazil, social science research
