Universal and specific features of Ukrainian economic research: publication analysis based on Crossref data
O. Mryglod, S. Nazarovets, S. Kozmenko
TL;DR
The paper tackles the understudied area of Ukrainian economic research by conducting a large-scale, longitudinal analysis using Crossref data via OUCI to describe publication behavior, collaboration, and geography. It demonstrates that Ukrainian economics shows a small but increasing tendency toward co-authorship, a geographically diverse but internationally limited footprint, and higher citation impact for internationally co-authored papers. The study highlights the value of open metadata (Crossref/OUCI) for assessing non-English, locally published scholarship and informs policy decisions aimed at strengthening Ukrainian journals and international collaboration. Methodologically, it provides a replicable approach for analyzing national scholarly ecosystems with incomplete coverage in traditional indexes. The findings have practical implications for research policy, funding, and metadata initiatives in Ukraine and similar contexts.
Abstract
Our study is one of the first examples of multidimensional and longitudinal disciplinary analysis at the national level based on Crossref data. We present a large-scale quantitative analysis of Ukrainian economics. This study is not yet another example of research aimed at ranking of local journals, authors or institutions, but rather exploring general tendencies that can be compared to other countries or regions. We study different aspects of Ukrainian economics output. In particular, the collaborative nature, geographic landscape and some peculiarities of citation statistics are investigated. We have found that Ukrainian economics is characterized by a comparably small share of co-authored publications, however, it demonstrates the tendency towards more collaborative output. Based on our analysis, we discuss specific and universal features of Ukrainian economic research. The importance of supporting various initiatives aimed at enriching open scholarly metadata is considered. A comprehensive and high-quality meta description of publications is probably the shortest path to a better understanding of national trends, especially for non-English speaking countries. The results of our analysis can be used to better understand Ukrainian economic research and support research policy decisions.