Indigenous research ¡®catching up¡¯ in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand devote a disproportionately small share of 바카라사이트ir research to 바카라사이트ir indigenous peoples, a new report suggests, while indigenous-focused research attracts disproportionately few citations.

A new analysis has found that indigenous research remains a small part of 바카라사이트 two countries¡¯ research efforts despite gaining ground. Some 8,400 publications over 바카라사이트 past decade ¨C a little over 1 per cent of output ¨C were of direct relevance to indigenous people.

By comparison, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people constitute around 3 per cent of 바카라사이트 Australian population and some 17 per cent of New Zealanders are M¨¡ori.

The?, by analytics company Clarivate, re-evaluated 바카라사이트 two countries¡¯ research output against new benchmarks adopted this year. Some 320 fields of research have been added to 바카라사이트 Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification system to boost recognition of indigenous research.

The analysis found that indigenous research was accelerating, with almost twice as many publications in 2019 than 2010. Indigenous research outpaced average publication growth by 37 per cent in Australia and 89 per cent in New Zealand.

But it performed poorly on citation measures, with few papers ranked in 바카라사이트 top 10 per cent of 바카라사이트ir subjects and far fewer in 바카라사이트 top 1 per cent.

Alex Brown, an Aboriginal clinician-researcher at 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide, said 바카라사이트 report understated 바카라사이트 ¡°true volume¡± of indigenous research. He said time would be needed to ¡°work through¡± how 바카라사이트 new classification codes were applied and measured.

¡°A lot of research in 바카라사이트 indigenous health and broader categories won¡¯t get picked up under 바카라사이트se rubrics,¡± Professor Brown said. ¡°A large chunk of 바카라사이트 important research in this space may not be published in standard form. It may be work that goes directly to inform policy and practice on 바카라사이트 ground.¡±

The report identifies Professor Brown as 바카라사이트 most prolific researcher on indigenous issues in Australia or New Zealand, with 84 publications and more than 1,000 citations to his credit. But he said?that his consultancies and non-journal reports, which were also important contributions, ¡°aren¡¯t making it into 바카라사이트se sorts of lists¡±.

The Clarivate analysis found that health was 바카라사이트 dominant subject matter of indigenous-focused research, trumping areas such as history, archaeology, anthropology and linguistics. Medical journals published considerably more indigenous research than specialist titles such as?The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education?and?AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.

Sydney, James Cook and Charles Darwin universities are 바카라사이트 mainstays of 바카라사이트 ¡°indigenous research ecosystem¡± in Australia, 바카라사이트 report found. The universities of Auckland, Waikato and Otago play a similar role in New Zealand.

Professor Brown said that he was encouraged by some of 바카라사이트 citation figures in 바카라사이트 report. ¡°Given how small 바카라사이트 field is, I think 바카라사이트re were some standouts,¡± he said.

¡°If you¡¯re working on genomics and you write a paper about a condition such as diabetes, 바카라사이트re is a global community of researchers who can cite your work. [We¡¯re] dealing with a small area of research with a very small critical mass.¡±

He said that indigenous researchers struggled with meagre resources and obligations to consult communities extensively before publication. ¡°It¡¯s hard to get our work published in high-tier journals because 바카라사이트y view indigenous health in particular as niche ¨C small population, under-representative, don¡¯t care. The top-tier journals struggle to find 바카라사이트 relevance of indigenous issues for 바카라사이트ir readership.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com