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DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW; 2011; 29(3):311 - 330

Poverty Research in a Development Policy Context

Authors: Zuccala A, van Eck NJ
Affiliations: Leiden Univ

Abstract:
This article provides an evaluation of the extent to which science is addressing worldwide poverty and hunger. It is based on the literature contained in the Thomson Reuters' Web of Science Citation Index ( 1980 to 2008) and focuses on the WOTRO Strategy Plan 2007-2010 of the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research, although similar policies from other countries might also be assessed. The data show that poverty/hunger research has grown steadily over time in many disciplines, most significantly in Environmental Sciences and Technology. Much of this research is hidden; hence the construction of an internationally recognised open-access database is recommended so that scientists can easily identify critical gaps related to scientific capacity-building.

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Dr. A. (Alesia) Zuccala
Centre for Science and Technology Studies
Researcher. Masters of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.), University of Western Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. Information Science, University of Toronto, Canada. Involved in bibliometric evaluation projects and CWTS graduate course lecturer. Current research interests: citation theory; open ...
Dr. N.J. (Nees Jan) van Eck
Researcher. MSc in Economics & Informatics from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2005). Currently working on a PhD thesis on science mapping at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Working at CWTS from November 2008. Involved in various science mapping projects, and working on the development of science ...