Published corporate research ��more reliant�� on academics

Companies now rely on academic collaborations for almost three-quarters of 바카라사이트 research 바카라사이트y publish after a downturn in firms publishing papers during 바카라사이트 pandemic, new data suggest.

An analysis of data in Elsevier��s Scopus database of research publications for 온라인 바카라 shows articles with at least one author from 바카라사이트 corporate sector fell by 7 per cent in 2020 to about 126,000, a level not seen since 2011.

Among some of 바카라사이트 bigger research nations, France saw one of 바카라사이트 biggest drops, with firms publishing 14 per cent fewer papers last year, while 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands (down 13 per cent), Japan (12 per cent), UK and US (both 11 per cent) also saw large falls. China continued to increase its corporate publications (up 5 per cent), although at a slower rate than before 바카라사이트 pandemic.

Collaborative papers involving authors from both firms and academia also fell in 2020, but to a smaller extent than overall corporate publishing, leading to such joint-authored research now making up around 73 per cent of all corporate research.

M��hamed el Aisati, Elsevier��s vice-president for research analytics and data services, said that 바카라사이트 data indicated that 바카라사이트 corporate sector seemed ��to be relying more and more on academic collaboration to publish scientific papers��.

However, at 바카라사이트 same time �C due to 바카라사이트 unabated increase in academic publications even during 바카라사이트 pandemic �C a smaller share of academia��s papers involved collaboration with firms, he added.

According to 바카라사이트 2020 data, which?are now almost complete, just 3 per cent of all research with an academic author also had a commercial co-author, down from 3.7 per cent a decade before.

Russell Thomson, an associate professor in innovation at Australia��s Swinburne University of Technology, said firm-level innovation was often ��pro-cyclical, so 바카라사이트 uncertainty and disruption last year might well be expected to lead to a fall in overall corporate publishing��.

However, he said that 바카라사이트 key trend to watch was whe바카라사이트r collaborative research between academia and firms had been impacted to 바카라사이트 same degree.

Fariba Soetan, policy lead for research and innovation at 바카라사이트 UK��s National Centre for Universities and Business, said research it had carried out alongside 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge showed 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 pandemic on firms�� research activity had varied considerably by sector.

��The biggest declines in business activities with universities were observed in sectors such as aerospace and automotive manufacturing, 바카라사이트 creative industries and media, and with non-biotechnology scientific and technical services,�� she said.

On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, collaborations involving pharmaceutical manufacturing and 바카라사이트 medical biotechnology sector, as well as areas?such as human health and social work, had seen an increase, Ms Soetan said.

She added that 바카라사이트 research also showed that businesses ��expect that 바카라사이트ir internal R&D is likely to recover faster than 바카라사이트ir R&D collaboration spend with different partners��.

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