Unseen Science: Representation of BRICs in Global Science

Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2011This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. ©2011 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.As science expands in developing countries, scientists are publishing in outlets of all kinds including local, national, and native-language journals. These publications often remain unseen by the global scientific system. This paper describes unseen science in Brazil, Russia, India, and China, as well as options for bringing developing countries more into the global invisible college