Abstract
As collaboration has become widespread in academia, and the number of authors per article has increased, the publication count is no longer an accurate indicator of scientific output in many cases. To overcome this limitation, this study defined and computed a relative count of publications called ‘CP’ (credit-based contribution points), based on the sequence-determines-credit (SDC) method, which takes into account the level of contribution of each author. Analyses were done on a sample of 410 Vietnamese social scientists whose publications were indexed in the Scopus database during 2008–2017. The results showed that the average CP of Vietnamese researchers in the field of social sciences and humanities is very low: more than 88% of authors have a CP less than five over a span 10 years. Researchers with a higher CP were mostly 40–50 years old; however, even for this sub-group, the mean CP was only 3.07. Multiple attributes of first-authorship—including knowledge, research skills, and critical thinking—could boost the CP by a ratio of 1:1.06. There is no evidence of gender differences in productivity, however, there is a regional difference. These findings offer significant insights into the education system in regard to science and technology, namely policy implications for science funding and management strategies for research funds.
Highlights
Scientific research is the driving force in the development of a country and the pillar of higher education systems
Our analyses were conducted on the basis that the measure of relative productivity assures fairness among key authors and authors who play a minor role in publications
After the data were processed in R, the following results were obtained: Table 4 showed that first authorship (“au.key”) had a statistically significant coefficient
Summary
Scientific research is the driving force in the development of a country and the pillar of higher education systems. According to a 2001–2005 study, Vietnam only ranked fourth among 10 ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in terms of the number of scientific research articles [1]. Information, managed by Clarivate Analytics) to conclude that Vietnamese scientific output is low compared to East Asian countries and depends heavily on foreign authors [2], despite the fact that. Given the scant literature on this topic, especially in the context of Vietnam, a study on the performance of Vietnamese scientists would prove to be useful in assessing the true state of development of Vietnamese academia.
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