Purpose: This paper studies the development of research in computer science in 15 Eastern European countries
following the breaching of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Design/methodology/approach: We conducted a bibliometric analysis of 82,121 computer science publications
indexed in the Web of Science database and investigated publication, citation, and collaboration patterns of the
individual countries.
Findings: Poland has been the most productive country, followed by Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania,
Hungary, and Slovenia. Publication rates have increased substantially over the period, but this has not been
accompanied by a corresponding increase in the quality of the publications. Hungary and Slovenia are the most
influential countries in terms of citations per paper. Artificial Intelligence is the most frequently occurring computer
science subject category, with Interdisciplinary Applications the category with the greatest impact. USA, Germany,
UK, France, and Canada are the most frequently collaborating Western nations, and papers published in
collaboration with USA authors accrue the most citations.
Originality/value: This is the first ever bibliometric study of the whole post-communist Eastern European
computer science research as indexed in the Web of Science.
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