Barycenter representation of book publishing internationalization in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Research & Development Monitoring (ECOOM), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium;2. Department of Research Affairs and Centre for Research & Development Monitoring (ECOOM), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium;3. Antwerp Maritime Academy, Noordkasteel-Oost 6, 2030 Antwerp, Belgium;1. Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, 4th Section, Ting-Chou Road, Wen-Shan District, Taipei City 11677, Taiwan, ROC;2. Work-based Education Research Centre (WERC), Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia;1. Laboratory for Studies of Research and Technology Transfer, Institute for System Analysis and Computer Science (IASI-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Italy;2. Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR), Italy;3. Department of Management and Engineering University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy;1. CNR-CERIS, National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Economic Research on Firm and Growth, via Real Collegio, 30, I-10024 Moncalieri (TO), Italy;2. University of Torino, Department of Chemistry, via P. Giuria, 7, I-10125 Torino, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper introduces a novel application in bibliometrics of the barycenter method. Using places of publication barycenters, we measure internationalization of book publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Based on 2002–2011 data for Flanders, Belgium, we demonstrate how the geographic center of weight of book publishing is different for the Social Sciences than for the Humanities. Whereas the latter still rely predominantly on domestic Flemish and continental European publishers, the former are firmly Anglo-Saxon oriented. The Humanities, however, show a more pronounced evolution toward further internationalization. For the already largely internationally oriented Social Sciences, in most recent years, the share of British publishers has grown. The barycenter method proves to be a valuable tool in the representation of research internationalization of book publications. This is especially the case when applied non-Anglophone countries. |
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| Keywords: | Barycenter method Monographs Edited books Social sciences Humanities Internationalization |
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