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This study seeks to provide new insights into a hidden pattern in the cross-national scholarly network structure from an altmetric perspective. We investigate and visualize the dynamic and complex nature of altmetric-based referrals using a social network algorithm that measures societal use (via Twitter) and scientific impact (via Mendeley). We also use a variety of network indices and a QAP (quadratic assignment procedure) to validate the structural relationships between inter-country sharing networks. Finally, we identify several groups including Asia, Europe, and North America through a transcontinental sharing analysis. The findings suggest that policymakers need to track the international routes of word-of-mouth, which constitute socially mediated data-sharing, regarding scientific publications.
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Dr. Youn expresses that this research was supported by the MSIT. We would like to express our gratitude to Altmetric.com for providing the dataset. We also appreciate thoughtful and precious feedbacks and suggestions from the anonymous reviewers on this paper. This research was supported by the MSIT (Ministry of Science, ICT), Korea, under the ITRC (Information Technology Research Center) support program (IITP-2018-2016-0-00313) supervised by the IITP (Institute for Information and communications Technology Promotion), he National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No.2018R1D1A1B0705647) and the Yeungnam University Research Grant.
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Appendix: A list of countries and their codes and belonging continents
Appendix: A list of countries and their codes and belonging continents
No. | Code | Country | Continent | No. | Code | Country | Continent |
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1 | AD | Andorra | Europe | 122 | KZ | Kazakstan | Asia |
2 | AE | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 123 | LA | Lao | Asia |
3 | AF | Afghanistan | Asia | 124 | LB | Lebanon | Asia |
4 | AG | Antigua and Barbuda | North America | 125 | LC | Saint Lucia | North America |
5 | AI | Anguilla | North America | 126 | LI | Liechtenstein | Europe |
6 | AL | Albania | Europe | 127 | LK | Sri Lanka | Asia |
7 | AM | Armenia | Asia | 128 | LR | Liberia | Africa |
8 | AO | Angola | Africa | 129 | LS | Lesotho | Africa |
9 | AQ | Antarctica | Etc. | 130 | LT | Lithuania | Europe |
10 | AR | Argentina | South America | 131 | LU | Luxembourg | Europe |
11 | AS | American Samoa | Oceania | 132 | LV | Latvia | Europe |
12 | AT | Austria | Europe | 133 | LY | Libya | Africa |
13 | AU | Australia | Oceania | 134 | MA | Morocco | Africa |
14 | AW | Aruba | North America | 135 | MC | Monaco | Europe |
15 | AX | Åland Islands | Europe | 136 | MD | Moldova | Europe |
16 | AZ | Azerbaijan | Asia | 137 | ME | Montenegro | Europe |
17 | BA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | 138 | MF | Saint Martin | North America |
18 | BB | Barbados | North America | 139 | MG | Madagascar | Africa |
19 | BD | Bangladesh | Asia | 140 | MH | Marshall Islands | Oceania |
20 | BE | Belgium | Europe | 141 | MK | Macedonia | Europe |
21 | BF | Burkina Faso | Africa | 142 | ML | Mali | Africa |
22 | BG | Bulgaria | Europe | 143 | MM | Myanmar | Asia |
23 | BH | Bahrain | Asia | 144 | MN | Mongolia | Asia |
24 | BI | Burundi | Africa | 145 | MO | Macau | Asia |
25 | BJ | Benin | Africa | 146 | MP | Northern Mariana Islands | Oceania |
26 | BL | Saint Barthélemy | North America | 147 | MQ | Martinique | North America |
27 | BM | Bermuda | North America | 148 | MR | Mauritania | Africa |
28 | BN | Brunei | Asia | 149 | MS | Montserrat | Europe |
29 | BO | Bolivia | South America | 150 | MT | Malta | Europe |
30 | BQ | Bonaire | Etc. | 151 | MU | Mauritius | Africa |
31 | BR | Brazil | South America | 152 | MV | Maldives | Asia |
32 | BS | Bahamas | North America | 153 | MW | Malawi | Africa |
33 | BT | Bhutan | Asia | 154 | MX | Mexico | North America |
34 | BW | Botswana | Africa | 155 | MY | Malaysia | Asia |
35 | BY | Belarus | Europe | 156 | MZ | Mozambique | Africa |
36 | BZ | Belize | North America | 157 | NA | Namibia | Africa |
37 | CA | Canada | North America | 158 | NC | New Caledonia | Oceania |
38 | CD | Congo | Africa | 159 | NE | Niger | Africa |
39 | CF | Central African Republic | Africa | 160 | NG | Nigeria | Africa |
40 | CG | Congo | Africa | 161 | NI | Nicaragua | North America |
41 | CH | Switzerland | Europe | 162 | NL | Netherlands | Europe |
42 | CI | Cote D’Ivoire | Africa | 163 | NO | Norway | Europe |
43 | CK | Cook Islands | Oceania | 164 | NP | Nepal | Asia |
44 | CL | Chile | South America | 165 | NR | Nauru | Oceania |
45 | CM | Cameroon | Africa | 166 | NU | Niue | Oceania |
46 | CN | China | Asia | 167 | NZ | New Zealand | Oceania |
47 | CO | Colombia | South America | 168 | OM | Oman | Asia |
48 | CR | Costa Rica | North America | 169 | PA | Panama | North America |
49 | CU | Cuba | North America | 170 | PE | Peru | South America |
50 | CV | Cape Verde | Africa | 171 | PF | French Polynesia | Oceania |
51 | CW | Curacao | Europe | 172 | PG | Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
52 | CX | Christmas Island | Oceania | 173 | PH | Philippines | Asia |
53 | CY | Cyprus | Europe | 174 | PK | Pakistan | Asia |
54 | CZ | Czech Republic | Europe | 175 | PL | Poland | Europe |
55 | DE | Germany | Europe | 176 | PN | Pitcairn Island | Oceania |
56 | DJ | Djibouti | Africa | 177 | PR | Puerto Rico | North America |
57 | DK | Denmark | Europe | 178 | PS | Palestinian State | Asia |
58 | DM | Dominica | North America | 179 | PT | Portugal | Europe |
59 | DO | Dominican Republic | North America | 180 | PW | Palau | Oceania |
60 | DZ | Algeria | Africa | 181 | PY | Paraguay | South America |
61 | EC | Ecuador | South America | 182 | QA | Qatar | Asia |
62 | EE | Estonia | Europe | 183 | RE | Reunion | Africa |
63 | EG | Egypt | Africa | 184 | RO | Romania | Europe |
64 | EH | Western Sahara | Africa | 185 | RS | Serbia | Europe |
65 | ER | Eritrea | Africa | 186 | RU | Russian Federation | Europe |
66 | ES | Spain | Europe | 187 | RW | Rwanda | Africa |
67 | ET | Ethiopia | Africa | 188 | SA | Saudi Arabia | Asia |
68 | FI | Finland | Europe | 189 | SB | Solomon Islands | Oceania |
69 | FJ | Fiji | Oceania | 190 | SC | Seychelles | Africa |
70 | FK | Falkland Islands | South America | 191 | SD | Sudan | Africa |
71 | FM | Micronesia | Oceania | 192 | SE | Sweden | Europe |
72 | FO | Faroe Islands | Europe | 193 | SG | Singapore | Asia |
73 | FR | France | Europe | 194 | SH | Saint Helena | Africa |
74 | GA | Gabon | Africa | 195 | SI | Slovenia | Europe |
75 | GB | Great Britain | Europe | 196 | SJ | Svalbard (Spitzbergen) and Jan Mayen Islands | Europe |
76 | GD | Grenada | South America | 197 | SK | Slovakia | Europe |
77 | GE | Georgia | Asia | 198 | SL | Sierra Leone | Africa |
78 | GF | French Guiana | South America | 199 | SM | San Marino | Europe |
79 | GG | Bailiwick of Guernsey | Europe | 200 | SN | Senegal | Africa |
80 | GH | Ghana | Africa | 201 | SO | Somalia | Africa |
81 | GI | Gibraltar | Europe | 202 | SR | Suriname | South America |
82 | GL | Greenland | North America | 203 | SS | South Sudan | Africa |
83 | GM | Gambia | Africa | 204 | ST | Sao Tome and Principe | Africa |
84 | GN | Guinea | Africa | 205 | SV | El Salvador | North America |
85 | GP | Guadeloupe | North America | 206 | SX | Sint Maarten | North America |
86 | GQ | Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 207 | SY | Syria | Asia |
87 | GR | Greece | Europe | 208 | SZ | Swaziland | Africa |
88 | GS | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South America | 209 | TC | Turks and Caicos Islands | North America |
89 | GT | Guatemala | North America | 210 | TD | Chad | Africa |
90 | GU | Guam | Oceania | 211 | TF | French Southern Territories and Antarctic Lands | Africa |
91 | GW | Guinea-Bissau | Africa | 212 | TG | Togo | Africa |
92 | GY | Guyana | South America | 213 | TH | Thailand | Asia |
93 | HK | Hong Kong | Asia | 214 | TJ | Tajikistan | Asia |
94 | HN | Honduras | North America | 215 | TK | Tokelau | Oceania |
95 | HR | Croatia | Europe | 216 | TL | Timor-Leste | Oceania |
96 | HT | Haiti | North America | 217 | TM | Turkmenistan | Asia |
97 | HU | Hungary | Europe | 218 | TN | Tunisia | Africa |
98 | ID | Indonesia | Asia | 219 | TO | Tonga | Oceania |
99 | IE | Ireland | Europe | 220 | TR | Turkey | Asia |
100 | IL | Israel | Asia | 221 | TT | Trinidad and Tobago | North America |
101 | IM | Isle of Man | Europe | 222 | TV | Tuvalu | Oceania |
102 | IN | India | Asia | 223 | TW | Taiwan | Asia |
103 | IO | British Indian Ocean Territory | Etc. | 224 | TZ | Tanzania | Africa |
104 | IQ | Iraq | Asia | 225 | UA | Ukraine | Europe |
105 | IR | Iran | Asia | 226 | UG | Uganda | Africa |
106 | IS | Iceland | Europe | 227 | UY | Uruguay | South America |
107 | IT | Italy | Europe | 228 | UZ | Uzbekistan | Asia |
108 | JE | Bailiwick of Jersey | Europe | 229 | VA | Holy See | Europe |
109 | JM | Jamaica | North America | 230 | VE | Venezuela | South America |
110 | JO | Jordan | Asia | 231 | VG | British Virgin Islands | North America |
111 | JP | Japan | Asia | 232 | VI | Virgin Islands | North America |
112 | KE | Kenya | Africa | 233 | VN | Vietnam | Asia |
113 | KG | Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 234 | VU | Vanuatu | Oceania |
114 | KH | Cambodia | Asia | 235 | WS | Samoa | Oceania |
115 | KI | Kiribati | Oceania | 236 | YE | Yemen | Asia |
116 | KM | Comoros | Africa | 237 | YT | Mayotte | Africa |
117 | KN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America | 238 | ZA | South Africa | Africa |
118 | KP | North Korea | Asia | 239 | ZM | Zambia | Africa |
119 | KR | South Korea | Asia | 240 | ZW | Zimbabwe | Africa |
120 | KW | Kuwait | Asia | 241 | ZZ | Etc. | Etc. |
121 | KY | Cayman Islands | North America | 242 | US | United States | North America |
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Park, H.C., Youn, J.M. & Park, H.W. Global mapping of scientific information exchange using altmetric data. Qual Quant 53, 935–955 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-018-0797-3
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