Comments on: Science papers per country http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/ Daniel Lemire's blog is about life in academia, research in Computer Science, wondering how we can reconcile fast databases and algorithms with the informal and asemantic nature of the world around us. It is broadcasted from Montreal (Canada). Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:29:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49692 Anonymous Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:57:38 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49692 Per capita data is not important. It is not about money. Papers reflect the whole country. Big population has some advantage. Per capita data is not important. It is not about money. Papers reflect the whole country. Big population has some advantage.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49688 Daniel Lemire Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:09:17 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49688 Who claimed that more publications corresponds to more science? I did no such thing. Who claimed that more publications corresponds to more science?

I did no such thing.

]]> By: Aleks http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49686 Aleks Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:42:52 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49686 Japan a surprisingly small number? I'm not sure they have included all the local publications! It's more a problem of their database than a problem of Japan. Also, I am very skeptical of claims that more publications corresponds to more science. More publications given the same amount of intelligence corresponds to more bullshit. Japan a surprisingly small number? I’m not sure they have included all the local publications! It’s more a problem of their database than a problem of Japan.

Also, I am very skeptical of claims that more publications corresponds to more science. More publications given the same amount of intelligence corresponds to more bullshit.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49684 Daniel Lemire Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:53:32 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49684 Thanks Martin. I was aware of this limitation. If you can pull out the numbers, I will gladly update my tables. Thanks Martin. I was aware of this limitation. If you can pull out the numbers, I will gladly update my tables.

]]> By: Martin http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49683 Martin Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:34:02 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/01/10/science-papers-per-country/#comment-49683 This is an unequal comparison - you cannot compare one years scientific publication total & current population with 10 years of publication and the _current_ population - the figure would need to be an aggregate of the publication ratio per capita per year now (averaged over 10) to produce a valid comparison. Otherwise you are just saying: look! here's how many people today would publish per person if they had been publishing for ten years in the space of one year, vs. Look, here's how many we actually publish in one year! M. This is an unequal comparison - you cannot compare one years scientific publication total & current population with 10 years of publication and the _current_ population - the figure would need to be an aggregate of the publication ratio per capita per year now (averaged over 10) to produce a valid comparison.

Otherwise you are just saying: look! here’s how many people today would publish per person if they had been publishing for ten years in the space of one year, vs. Look, here’s how many we actually publish in one year!

M.

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