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Frontiers | Differences in disciplinary concentration and linguistic complexity between scientific...

Several social media platforms provide a route for communication about scientific topics. X, formerly known as Twitter, has been shown to offer researchers a...

Frontiers | Reflective, formative, hybrid, and composite measurement models in social science...

Measurement-model specification remains a persistent source of conceptual and statistical error in social science research. Existing guidance distinguishes r...

Frontiers | Does interdisciplinary breadth shape research data sharing and citation impact?...

IntroductionResearch data sharing has become an important component of open science, yet sharing benefits vary across research contexts. Existing studies hav...

Frontiers | Independent researchers in east Asian surgical research: structural barriers and...

East Asia is now a major center of surgical innovation. Its leading institutions have contributed to clinical care, technology adoption, and international tr...

Frontiers | Aligning national human resource development with future workforce transitions and the...

BackgroundNational human resource development (HRD) strategies are increasingly linked to science, research, and innovation funding systems as mechanisms for...

Frontiers | From environmental awareness to ecological behavior: a bibliometric mapping of the...

This study maps the intellectual, conceptual, and social structure of the research literature connecting environmental awareness to ecological behavior throu...

Frontiers | Between linkage and return: the engagement strategies of the Knowledge Brazil Program...

In recent decades, countries of origin have increasingly sought to develop policies to engage with their scientific diaspora. These policy designs typically ...

Frontiers | Evaluating large language models for domain-specific scholarly metadata classification

IntroductionLarge language models (LLMs) have been widely applied to text classification; however, their effectiveness in domain-specific scholarly metadata ...

Frontiers | From brain drain to geopolitical talent competition: scientific diasporas and the...

Scientific diasporas have emerged as increasingly important actors in global science, technology, and innovation (STI) ecosystems. In the context of geopolit...

Frontiers | Editorial: Linking knowledge across borders: science diasporas and global south...

The Venezuelan case illustrates this transformation from multiple complementary perspectives. In The Venezuelan Scientific Diaspora as a Transnational Actor:...

Frontiers | Conditional validity in LLM-mediated L2 assessment: an argument-based systematic review...

IntroductionLarge language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for scoring and feedback in second-language (L2) assessment, yet the validity of the resulting...

Frontiers | Determinants of collaboration dynamics and challenges in North-South data-driven health...

IntroductionCollaborations between Global North and South institutions are increasingly important for advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and data science...

Frontiers | From existence checking to semantic auditing: citation verifiability in the age of AI

This paper reflects on the current crisis of academic integrity caused by the phenomenon of fabricated and semantically incorrect citations. In the era of ‘f...

Frontiers | Tracking the evolution of tuberculosis research priorities in Africa: a longitudinal...

BackgroundMycobacterium tuberculosis is the primary causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis and remains a major global public health concern, particularly ...

Frontiers | Epistemic justice in educational assessment: decolonizing measurement through indigen...

Educational assessment in many African contexts continues to be shaped largely by Eurocentric traditions of measurement that emphasize standardization, objec...

Frontiers | The venezuelan scientific diaspora as a transnational actor: knowledge circulation, STI...

This study examines the potential of the Venezuelan scientific diaspora to contribute to the development and strengthening of scientific and technological ec...

Frontiers | Journal quartiles and article-level citation performance: a single-institution case...

Journal quartiles derived from the journal citation reports are widely used for research evaluation, yet empirical evidence on their relationship with articl...

Frontiers | From processing-centered innovation to analytical diversification: network evolution in...

IntroductionThis study examines how the technological structure of virgin olive oil (VOO) innovation evolved between 1990 and 2025. It asks whether the secto...

Frontiers | Understanding the evolution of epistemic emotions research: a bibliometric review from...

IntroductionEpistemic emotions play a central role in fostering cognitive engagement and knowledge construction. Although research on epistemic emotions has ...

Frontiers | Diaspora contributions: evidence from the Outliers network building in Guatemala

This community case study examined Outliers, a network-based community launched in 2024 to reconnect members of Guatemala's professional and scientific diasp...