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The rise and rise of social psychology in Asia: A bibliometric analysis
Author(s) -
Haslam Nick,
Kashima Yoshihisa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2010.01320.x
Subject(s) - china , web of science , asian studies , social science , third wave , bibliometrics , field (mathematics) , east asia , psychology , political science , social psychology , sociology , gender studies , library science , political economy , medline , law , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics
The growth of social psychology in Asia from 1970 to 2008 was examined through a bibliometric analysis of articles in the ISI Web of Science database that listed Asian‐based authors. The 1866 articles have appeared at an accelerating rate, and represent a rapidly‐growing share of global publications in the field. Publication trajectories of different Asian nations show the Indian first wave, Hong Kong and Japan's second wave, and China and Taiwan's third wave of growth. Trends in the rates of Asian first authorship, single‐nation authorship, and cross‐cultural research suggest that Asian social psychology is increasingly more autonomous and distinctive.