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Standing on the shoulders of Chinese (Scientific) Giants - Evidence for a citation discount for Chinese Researchers

Pierre Azoulay, Shumin Qiu and Claudia Steinwender


Chinese researchers are increasingly leading scientific research, yet their contributions are not fully recognized, notably by US researchers. Shumin Qiu, Claudia Steinwender and Pierre Azoulay discuss the reasons why articles written by Chinese academics receive significantly fewer citations from US researchers than those written by non-Chinese researchers.


29 March 2023


LSE Impact of Social Sciences


https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2023/03/29/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-chinese-scientific-giants-evidence-for-a-citation-discount-for-chinese-researchers/

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