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This article presents a scientometric analysis of 330,729 journal articles indexed in the prestigious Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science database authored by researchers affiliated with institutions from five Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) and published in the first two decades of the 21st century (2001-2020). With a focus on Indonesia, we examined the scientific production of those five nations as well as the citedness of their research publications from both the static and dynamic perspectives and compared various indicators of countries in absolute and relative terms, including the socio-economic aspects of population size, gross domestic product, and research and development expenditures. The key findings are: a) the overall research production of all five countries has been growing, b) Indonesia is the weakest nation in all relative scientometric indicators except the average number of citations per paper, where it is ranked second, c) Malaysia is generally the leading nation, but Vietnam has the most remarkably positive development in both production and citedness, and d) the Philippines is extremely efficient in the mean number of citations per paper as well as per expenditure on research and development.
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Hidayati, S., Franco, F. M., & Bussmann, R. W. (2015). Ready for phase 5 - current status of ethnobiology in Southeast Asia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-015-0005-7
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Iskandar, A., Djajasinga, N. D., Noegraha, A. D., Gatot, E., & Ahmar, A. S. (2021a). Analysis and publication profile of Indonesian scientific work in 2020 based on the Scopus database. Library Philosophy and Practice, 5298, 1-10. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/5298/
Iskandar, A., Kartowagiran, B., Mansyur, Nurmawati, & Wulansari, L. (2021b). Indonesian research output on online Learning/e-learning publication using the Scopus database: A scientometric analysis. Library Philosophy and Practice, 5363, 1-7. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/5363/
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Kumar, S., Rohani, V. A., & Ratnavelu, K. (2014). International research collaborations of ASEAN nations in economics, 1979–2010. Scientometrics, 101(1), 847-867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-014-1363-y
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Nandiyanto, A. B. D., Biddinika, M. K., & Triawan, F. (2020a). Evaluation on research effectiveness in a subject area among top class universities: A case of Indonesia's academic publication dataset on chemical and material sciences. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 15(3), 1747-1775. https://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%2015%20issue%203%20June%202020/15_3_20.pdf
Nandiyanto, A. B. D., Biddinika, M. K., & Triawan, F. (2020b). How bibliographic dataset portrays decreasing number of scientific publication from Indonesia. Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology, 5(1), 154-175. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijost.v5i1.22265
Nguyen, T. V., & Pham, L. T. (2011). Scientific output and its relationship to knowledge economy: An analysis of ASEAN countries. Scientometrics, 89(1), 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0446-2
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Prasojo, L. D., Fatmasari, R., Nurhayati, E., Darmadji, A., Kusumaningrum, F. A., & Andriansyah, Y. (2019). Indonesian state educational universities’ bibliometric dataset. Data in Brief, 22, 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.128
Purnell, P. J. (2021). Conference proceedings publications in bibliographic databases: A case study of countries in Southeast Asia. Scientometrics, 126(1), 355-387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03773-2
Puspitaningtyas, H., Espressivo, A., Hutajulu, S. H., Fuad, A., & Allsop, M. J. (2021). Mapping and visualization of cancer research in Indonesia: A scientometric analysis. Cancer Control, 28, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748211053464
Putera, P. B., Suryanto, S., Ningrum, S., & Widianingsih, I. (2020). A bibliometric analysis of articles on innovation systems in Scopus journals written by authors from Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Science Editing, 7(2), 177-183. https://doi.org/10.6087/KCSE.214
Sirisinha, S., Koontongkaew, S., Phantumvanit, P., & Wittayawuttikul, R. (2011). Reflections on a decade of research by ASEAN dental faculties: Analysis of publications from ISI-WOS databases from 2000 to 2009. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, 2(2), 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-1626.2011.00048.x
Syamsurrijal, M., Nurmandi, A., Misran, Jubba, H., Hidayati, M., & Qodir, Z. (2021). Discussions about Covid-19 in Indonesia. Bibliometric analysis and visualization article indexed in Scopus by Indonesian authors. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1499, 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90179-0_27
Tantengco, O. A. G. (2021). Investigating the evolution of COVID-19 research trends and collaborations in Southeast Asia: A bibliometric analysis. Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 15(6), 102325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102325
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Tijjani, B., Ashiq, M., Siddique, N., Khan, M. A., & Rasul, A. (2020). A bibliometric analysis of quality research papers in Islamic finance: Evidence from Web of Science. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 13(1), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIF-03-2020-0056
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