The competitive advantage of nations: An application to academia

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Highlights：

• Theories of the competitive advantage of nations are applied academic disciplines.

• Countries display distinct combinations of revealed comparative advantage.

• Our Academic Diamond details factors likely to explain a country's research profile.

• A better understanding of the roots of academic competitiveness will become more important.

摘要

•Theories of the competitive advantage of nations are applied academic disciplines.•Countries display distinct combinations of revealed comparative advantage.•Our Academic Diamond details factors likely to explain a country's research profile.•A better understanding of the roots of academic competitiveness will become more important.

论文关键词：Revealed comparative advantage,Academic disciplines,Essential science indicators,Scientific productivity

论文评审过程：Received 1 August 2013, Revised 18 September 2013, Accepted 17 October 2013, Available online 14 November 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2013.10.007