China's global growth in social science research: Uncovering evidence from bibliometric analyses of SSCI publications (1978–2013)

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Highlights：

• China has been increasingly making its presence known in the social science domain.

• Yet China is still not a major player in this arena of social sciences.

• China's social science research is equally nationally and globally oriented.

• National Social Science Foundation plays a limited role in funding its SSCI publications.

摘要

•China has been increasingly making its presence known in the social science domain.•Yet China is still not a major player in this arena of social sciences.•China's social science research is equally nationally and globally oriented.•National Social Science Foundation plays a limited role in funding its SSCI publications.

论文关键词：Large-scale bibliometric analysis,Research evaluation,Social sciences development,China,Science and technology policy

论文评审过程：Received 3 January 2015, Revised 26 May 2015, Accepted 26 May 2015, Available online 16 June 2015, Version of Record 16 June 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2015.05.007