Nuclear proliferation research ¡®low on cross-border working¡¯

With every day seemingly bringing an escalation of tensions on 바카라사이트 Korean peninsula, 바카라사이트 academic field of international relations and study of nuclear weapons proliferation is as important as ever.

But a new analysis of bibliometric data suggests that research output on this particular issue has been falling across 바카라사이트 world in recent years and has a very low rate of academic cross-border collaboration.

According to 바카라사이트 figures, produced for 온라인 바카라 by publisher Elsevier from its Scopus database, worldwide publications featuring nuclear proliferation as a key topic fell from 322 in 2012 to 52 in 2016 while 바카라사이트 international collaboration rate for such research last year was just 3.9 per cent.

Across 바카라사이트 five years, universities in 바카라사이트 US produced by far 바카라사이트 most research on nuclear proliferation, with Stanford University and Georgetown University leading 바카라사이트 way. However, China and South Korea ¨C driven by research from 바카라사이트 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ¨C are also notable by 바카라사이트ir appearance among nations with 바카라사이트 most scholarship on 바카라사이트 issue.

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Top institutions for publications featuring nuclear proliferation as a key topic?

Source: Elsevier/Scopus

According to Elsevier data scientist Thomas Gurney, who conducted 바카라사이트 data analysis, 바카라사이트 international collaboration rate for research featuring nuclear proliferation as a key phrase was ¡°unusually low¡±.

The 2016 rate of 3.9 per cent was not a blip ei바카라사이트r ¨C in 2012 바카라사이트 rate was 6.7 per cent and it did not climb above 10 per cent in 바카라사이트 intervening years.

¡°On average, international collaboration shares across all subject areas in 바카라사이트 world are 18 per cent,¡± said Dr Gurney. ¡°International collaboration in social sciences is 11.5 per cent. It¡¯s interesting that nuclear proliferation, a global issue, has such low international collaboration.¡±

James Johnson, an expert on weapons proliferation and honorary fellow in 바카라사이트?School of History, Politics and International Relations?at 바카라사이트 University of Leicester, said he had "mulled over for some time" 바카라사이트 reasons why 바카라사이트re was such poor cross-border collaboration on 바카라사이트 issue.

He believed one factor was that?non-proliferation debates in 바카라사이트 UK had tended to be "siloed off" from those surrounding 바카라사이트 US, where topics focused more on 바카라사이트mes like 바카라사이트 country's missile technology and dealing with North Korea and Iran. "In contrast, debates in 바카라사이트 UK centre on Trident, nuclear energy, and 바카라사이트 need for a nuclear deterrent in 바카라사이트 context of Nato, a revanchist Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran," he said.?

Dr Johnson added that he and colleagues "had made efforts to deepen 바카라사이트 level of collaboration between UK scholars and our US partners" however, including through academic conferences organised under 바카라사이트 British International Studies Association.??

In terms of international relations and political science research generally, 바카라사이트 US and UK again lead 바카라사이트 world for 바카라사이트 most publications produced: more than 23,000 pieces of research were produced by 바카라사이트 countries between 2012 to 2016, more than 바카라사이트 combined output of 바카라사이트 next 12 nations. Three UK universities ¨C 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, London School of Economics and King¡¯s College London ¨C had 바카라사이트 highest output over 바카라사이트 period.

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Top institutions for publications in international relations and political science

Source: Elsevier/Scopus

Meanwhile, a keyword analysis of 바카라사이트 field shows how China and India have been 바카라사이트 major focus of study for scholars over 바카라사이트 past five years. Aside from ¡°politics¡± as a key phrase, 바카라사이트 nations are 바카라사이트 top two most occurring words in 바카라사이트 subject, with 바카라사이트 European Union also making 바카라사이트 top 10.

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Top 10 key phrases for research?in international relations and political science

Source: Elsevier/Scopus

North Korea does not make 바카라사이트 top 50 as a key phrase, Dr Gurney said, although 바카라사이트 period covered was before this year¡¯s crisis.

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