Google Scholar: how to exclude some countries from the search?

I use the google scholar alert system which sends me new studies made on a specific saved search. I'm looking for a way to exclude research conducted in some countries (or to only include some countries).

Answer

Try combining the - operator with the site: operator with the domain suffix for the country or countries in question. So e.g.

basketweaving -site:.fr -site:.uk

searches for basketweaving, but not in France or the UK. If site: works in Google Scholar, this should be more effective than trying the (English!) name of the country.