“…Many of them assess the situation in one country (e.g., Onyancha, 2020;Gautam, 2017;Fu et al, 2011;Miyairi and Chang, 2012;Fu et al, 2011;Allik, 2008;Pislyakov, 2011;Bornmann et al, 2017;Kharabaf and Abdollahi, 2012), others compare more countries (e.g., Almeida et al, 2009;Jeenah and Pouris, 2008;Hu and Rousseau, 2009;Almeida et al, 2009;Zavadskas, 2011). Some studies focus on certain scientific disciplines (Sun and Yuan, 2021;2020c;Yuan and Sun, 2019;Liao et al, 2019;Chen et al, 2018;Chuang et al, 2011;Qin et al, 2020;Ma et al, 2020;Cui, 2020;Zhai and Di, 2019;Yuan and Sun, 2020) or specific scientific or educational institutions (e.g., Cao et al, 2010;Pouris, 2007;Ghane et al, 2013;Gautam, 2015;Huang et al, 2006;Markusova et al, 2009;Aversa and Markusova, 2010;Huang and Chang, 2005;Wang et al, 2011;De Filippo et al, 2017;Cao et al, 2010;Shuang et al, 2016;Mokhnacheva and Kharybina, 2011). Several authors bring a new perspective on specific topics (Viiu and Paunescu, 2021;…”