The brutal geography of global elite scientific research
Rodríguez-Pose, A.
, Xiang, L. & Lee, N.
(26 January 2026)
The brutal geography of global elite scientific research.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
, Xiang, L. & Lee, N.
(26 January 2026)
The brutal geography of global elite scientific research.
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
Abstract
In theory, science aspires to be cosmopolitan. Where you are from and where you undertake your research are secondary to the quality of your ideas. However, as Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Leiboyu Xiang, and Neil Lee show, the geography of elite research remains firmly entrenched in a small number of locations.