Chatelin Yvon, Arvanitis Rigas. (1988). National scientific strategies in tropical soil sciences. Social Studies of Science, 18, p. 113-146. ISSN 0306-3127.
Titre du document
National scientific strategies in tropical soil sciences
Année de publication
1988
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Chatelin Yvon, Arvanitis Rigas
Source
Social Studies of Science, 1988,
18, p. 113-146 ISSN 0306-3127
A bibliometric analysis of the publications on tropical soils and agriculture shows that different strategies can be found across countries, in the way scientists publish and disseminate their results, choose their research topics (fertilization and microbiology of soil being the research priorities in the Third World), and distribute their effort across fields. We propose some indicators measuring these orientations, and a reconsideration of the data sources used in the evaluation of research activity in the Third World, and of the influence of the North on the South, since we have found that Third World production in substantially higher than is usually estimated. Finally, we indicate some guidelines for policy definition in the light of these results, focusing on the necessity of an active and mobile scientific community, and of more important communication between scientists working in similar ecological environments. (Résumé d'auteur)
Plan de classement
Pédologie : généralités [068PEDGEN]
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Politique scientifique et sociologie de la science [116RESCI]
Descripteurs
POLITIQUE DE LA RECHERCHE ; RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE ; RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE ; AGRONOMIE ; PEDOLOGIE ; BASE DE DONNEES ; EVALUATION ; RELATIONS NORD SUD ; DONNEES STATISTIQUES ; BIBLIOMETRIE ; PUBLICATION SCIENTIFIQUE
