Comments on: The Best (Cambridge, London) and Worst (Moscow, Taipei) Cities for Science http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/22/the-best-cambridge-london-and-worst-moscow-taipei-cities-for-science/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Iain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/22/the-best-cambridge-london-and-worst-moscow-taipei-cities-for-science/#comment-25983 Iain Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:59:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27419#comment-25983 Let's not forget that citations don't accumulate on groundbreaking theory. Remember the brough ha ha when that Ausie doctor came out and said that (innocuous) bacterium P something or other causes ulcers? HA! no papers no multi-year studies, just a Holy Cow moment for that man. No accolades, yet he was right. Maybe the map(s) need another overlay with groundbreaking papers. Let’s not forget that citations don’t accumulate on groundbreaking theory.
Remember the brough ha ha when that Ausie doctor came out and said that (innocuous) bacterium P something or other causes ulcers? HA! no papers no multi-year studies, just a Holy Cow moment for that man. No accolades, yet he was right.
Maybe the map(s) need another overlay with groundbreaking papers.

]]> By: Don Judson http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/22/the-best-cambridge-london-and-worst-moscow-taipei-cities-for-science/#comment-25982 Don Judson Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:32:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27419#comment-25982 I read several months ago that publications were more likely to print papers from authors who live in the same country that the publication is headquartered. For example, a U.S. publication would be more likely to publish the paper of an author who resides in the U.S. I am not discrediting the author's very interesting study, only trying to add another dimension for consideration. I read several months ago that publications were more likely to print papers from authors who live in the same country that the publication is headquartered. For example, a U.S. publication would be more likely to publish the paper of an author who resides in the U.S. I am not discrediting the author’s very interesting study, only trying to add another dimension for consideration.

]]> By: Smith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/03/22/the-best-cambridge-london-and-worst-moscow-taipei-cities-for-science/#comment-25981 Smith Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:46:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27419#comment-25981 To see the bigger version of the above maps: For Physics Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure1.htm For Chemistry Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure2.htm For Psychology Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure3.htm To see the bigger version of the above maps:

For Physics Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure1.htm

For Chemistry Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure2.htm

For Psychology Cities: http://www.leydesdorff.net/topcity/figure3.htm

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