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Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis

This article examines the publication patterns of Malaysian social sciences and humanities in the last fifteen years (2000–2015) based on Scopus database. It is based on a bibliometric study of; (1) The Universities with highest output, (2) Publication growth in the last fifteen years (3) the Public...

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Main Authors: Abdulra’uf, M.Y., Sulam, M.B., Merican, A.M., Wei-Su,
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
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spelling my.utp.eprints.193852018-04-20T00:40:38Z Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis Abdulra’uf, M.Y. Sulam, M.B. Merican, A.M. Wei-Su, This article examines the publication patterns of Malaysian social sciences and humanities in the last fifteen years (2000–2015) based on Scopus database. It is based on a bibliometric study of; (1) The Universities with highest output, (2) Publication growth in the last fifteen years (3) the Publication sources, and (4) the pattern of research collaborations. The Paper predicates its argument within the Centre-Periphery model of analysis. A Centre-Periphery Model suggests the division of the World of knowledge into the Centre (United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany), and the Periphery, consisting of countries in the developing region such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. This model suggests greater dependence of the periphery on the centre, in terms of research collaboration, research publication, books, and Conferences. The scope of the paper is restricted on the patterns of Malaysian publications, collaborations in the last fifteen years. The data reveals the plausibility of dependency theory. However, it challenges its static (non-movement of the Periphery), and the linear view towards the centre (knowledge relationship with centre). Our data establishes that the globalisation of higher education has prompted the exponential growth of Malaysian social sciences in the last fifteen years, and has increased greater research collaborations, not only with the Centre, but with Countries in the Periphery. Similarly, the impressive performance of Malaysian scholarly Journals challenges the thesis of academic dependency. The paper calls for greater internationalisation of Malaysian social science Journals. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved. American Scientific Publishers 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032957130&doi=10.1166%2fasl.2017.10055&partnerID=40&md5=eddcab4196255f6f5ae6312d499bc048 Abdulra’uf, M.Y. and Sulam, M.B. and Merican, A.M. and Wei-Su, (2017) Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (9). pp. 9203-9207. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19385/
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description This article examines the publication patterns of Malaysian social sciences and humanities in the last fifteen years (2000–2015) based on Scopus database. It is based on a bibliometric study of; (1) The Universities with highest output, (2) Publication growth in the last fifteen years (3) the Publication sources, and (4) the pattern of research collaborations. The Paper predicates its argument within the Centre-Periphery model of analysis. A Centre-Periphery Model suggests the division of the World of knowledge into the Centre (United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany), and the Periphery, consisting of countries in the developing region such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. This model suggests greater dependence of the periphery on the centre, in terms of research collaboration, research publication, books, and Conferences. The scope of the paper is restricted on the patterns of Malaysian publications, collaborations in the last fifteen years. The data reveals the plausibility of dependency theory. However, it challenges its static (non-movement of the Periphery), and the linear view towards the centre (knowledge relationship with centre). Our data establishes that the globalisation of higher education has prompted the exponential growth of Malaysian social sciences in the last fifteen years, and has increased greater research collaborations, not only with the Centre, but with Countries in the Periphery. Similarly, the impressive performance of Malaysian scholarly Journals challenges the thesis of academic dependency. The paper calls for greater internationalisation of Malaysian social science Journals. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.
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author Abdulra’uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.B.
Merican, A.M.
Wei-Su,
spellingShingle Abdulra’uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.B.
Merican, A.M.
Wei-Su,
Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
author_facet Abdulra’uf, M.Y.
Sulam, M.B.
Merican, A.M.
Wei-Su,
author_sort Abdulra’uf, M.Y.
title Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
title_short Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
title_full Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
title_fullStr Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
title_full_unstemmed Social science production of Malaysian universities based on the scopus database: A centre-periphery analysis
title_sort social science production of malaysian universities based on the scopus database: a centre-periphery analysis
publisher American Scientific Publishers
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