Identifying Under- and Overperforming Countries in Research Related to Human Embryonic Stem Cells

摘要: Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) science is governed by a patchwork of policies that vary both between and within countries. To assess how this atypical environment may have influenced field's development, publication data were analyzed to evaluate the relative performance countries in cumulative production hESC-related research articles versus other areas biomedical research. Overperforming generally offered permissive policy environments for hESC research, while underperforming characterized protracted debates ongoing uncertainty, regardless their current environment.