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Estonian Academy of Sciences publishes analysis of research strengths of Estonia, 21 December 2011, Tallinn
21-12-2011
Jüri Engelbrecht, Vice-President of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, is editor of an important overview and analysis of the strengths of the Estonian science system.
The volume produced thanks to contributions from leading scientists from across the country’s premier science locations brings together articles in four broad fields: “Astronomy and Physics”, “Information [Technology] and Engineering”, “Biology, Geology and Chemistry, incl.Medicine”, and “Humanities and Social Sciences”.
After an introductory chapter that looks and the changing environment in which the reforms and advances of the Estonian Higher Education and Research system took place - focusing on the period after national independence - the volume comprises a total of 22 detailed essays, which sketch the progress of science in the country through the eyes of case studies that are presented by some of Estonia’s leading scientists.
The volume closes with a critical study by J. Allik on “Estonian Science estimated through bibliometric Indicators”.
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