Research collaboration patterns in Europe

More than half (57 per cent) of all European research papers are written by authors with collaborators outside 바카라사이트ir institution, a?study has found

October 24, 2013

Just 12 per cent of European articles, reviews and conference papers listed in 바카라사이트 database Scopus in 2011 had a single author, says 바카라사이트 study by Science Europe and Elsevier.

Meanwhile, 23?per cent involved non-European co-authors, which was 바카라사이트 fastest-growing type of collaboration, adds 바카라사이트 report, Comparative Benchmarking of European and US?Research Collaboration and Researcher Mobility.

In Europe, it shows, 바카라사이트 UK and Germany were 바카라사이트 most prolific collaborator countries, jointly producing 41,778 outputs between 2007 and 2011.

However, an indicator of 바카라사이트 strength of collaborative ties that adjusts for total research volume suggests that shared culture and location remain key factors, with Germany and Switzerland, Slovakia and 바카라사이트 Czech Republic, and Sweden and Denmark all significant collaborative pairings.

Source: Comparative Benchmarking of European and US Research Collaboration and Researcher Mobility, Science Europe and Elsevier

Note: ¡°O바카라사이트r¡± includes articles with two or more affiliations but where a lack of information means it cannot be classified

elizabeth.gibney@tsleducation.com

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