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Intra-EU vs. extra-EU scientific co-publication patterns in EU

Mattsson, Pauline LU ; Laget, Patrice ; Nilsson, Anna and Sundberg, Carl Johan (2008) In Scientometrics 75(3). p.555-574
Abstract

The increase of co-authored papers is a recognized fact. At the same time the factors influencing this change is not well known. This article aims at studying the patterns of EU science co-authorships. We analyzed articles published in 18 EU countries and their intra-EU (within EU) and extra-EU (with partners outside EU) co-publication pattern in five scientific fields. The results point to a Europeanisation of shared co-authorship rather than an internationalization outside Europe. Smaller countries co-authored more with other EU countries than bigger countries while the co-authorship rate with extra-EU partners was not dependent of the country's size. The coauthorship patterns were also found to depend on the scientific field.... (More)

The increase of co-authored papers is a recognized fact. At the same time the factors influencing this change is not well known. This article aims at studying the patterns of EU science co-authorships. We analyzed articles published in 18 EU countries and their intra-EU (within EU) and extra-EU (with partners outside EU) co-publication pattern in five scientific fields. The results point to a Europeanisation of shared co-authorship rather than an internationalization outside Europe. Smaller countries co-authored more with other EU countries than bigger countries while the co-authorship rate with extra-EU partners was not dependent of the country's size. The coauthorship patterns were also found to depend on the scientific field. Engineering and Computing&Technology was the field with the highest level of national publications and Physical, Chemical&Earth Sciences the field with the highest level of both intra-EU and extra-EU collaborations. These results support the view that a single market for research is developing within the EU with a seamless extension of national systems into other Member States ones.

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International Collaboration, Scientific Field, Small Country, Candidate Country, Collaboration Pattern
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Scientometrics
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75
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3
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20 pages
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Akademiai Kiado
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  • scopus:66749136164
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0138-9130
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10.1007/s11192-007-1793-x
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English
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  author       = {{Mattsson, Pauline and Laget, Patrice and Nilsson, Anna and Sundberg, Carl Johan}},
  issn         = {{0138-9130}},
  keywords     = {{International Collaboration; Scientific Field; Small Country; Candidate Country; Collaboration Pattern}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{555--574}},
  publisher    = {{Akademiai Kiado}},
  series       = {{Scientometrics}},
  title        = {{Intra-EU vs. extra-EU scientific co-publication patterns in EU}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1793-x}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11192-007-1793-x}},
  volume       = {{75}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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