Top Central Asian Educational Institutions on Publons: Analysis of Researchers and Reviewers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Publons platform provides integrated information on researchers, peer reviewers, publications and certain author metrics. Central Asia is a potentially growing region in terms of young researchers.

Methods

Using the inbuilt Publons search, the top institutes of nine countries of Central Asia and neighbours were identified and data on their reviewers, number of publications, number of peer reviews completed were extracted. These were compared with demographics of the countries such as population, gross domestic product, number of physicians and proportion of population enrolled for higher education.

Results

Amongst the top 15 institutes in Central Asia, China has claim to 12 while Kazakhstan has two and Iran has one. The number of top peer reviewers, num

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167409 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature