5.4 Research Collaboration and Bibliometric Performance
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Tindaro Cicero
und Marco Malgarini
Abstract
In this chapter, we evaluate the effects of research collaborations on scientific impact, as measured by the Field Weighted Citation Impact indicator.We distinguish collaborations according to their geographic origin (national, international, institutional) and to the affiliation of the researchers (academic and corporate collaborations) and evaluate the importance of each in terms of citation impact. Our main result is that international collaborations significantly improve scientific impact regardless of the research field under consideration. On the other hand, national collaborations positively affect impact only in some fields, while institutional collaborations are found to be either insignificant or detrimental (limited to Health Sciences) to scientific performance.We also find that corporate collaborations are relevant and that their effect grows the higher their share with respect to total publications.
Abstract
In this chapter, we evaluate the effects of research collaborations on scientific impact, as measured by the Field Weighted Citation Impact indicator.We distinguish collaborations according to their geographic origin (national, international, institutional) and to the affiliation of the researchers (academic and corporate collaborations) and evaluate the importance of each in terms of citation impact. Our main result is that international collaborations significantly improve scientific impact regardless of the research field under consideration. On the other hand, national collaborations positively affect impact only in some fields, while institutional collaborations are found to be either insignificant or detrimental (limited to Health Sciences) to scientific performance.We also find that corporate collaborations are relevant and that their effect grows the higher their share with respect to total publications.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- Introduction 1
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1 History and Institutionalization of Bibliometrics
- 1.1 A Historical Overview of Bibliometrics 7
- 1.2 Institutionalization and Professionalization of Bibliometrics 19
- 1.3 Eugene Garfield and the Institute for Scientific Information 27
- 1.4 Derek De Solla Price: The Father of Scientometrics 41
- 1.5 Coevolution of Field and Institute: The Institutionalization of Bibliometric Research Illustrated by the Emergence and Flourishing of the CWTS 53
- 1.6 International Conferences of Bibliometrics 65
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2 Theory, Principles and Methods of Bibliometrics
- 2.1 Peer Review and Bibliometrics 77
- 2.2 Jurisdiction of Bibliometrics 91
- 2.3 National Research Evaluation Systems 99
- 2.4 The Mathematical Embedding of Bibliometrics 107
- 2.5 Bibliometrics in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 117
- 2.6 Relationship between Peer Review and Bibliometrics 125
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3 (Classical) Indicators
- 3.1 Measuring the Impact of Research – from Scholarly Communication to Broader Impact 135
- 3.2 From Simple Publication Figures to Complex Indicators: Bibliometrics and the Dilemma of Methodological Correctness, Significance, and Economic Necessity 149
- 3.3 The Journal Impact Factor: A Bibliometric Indicator with a Long Past 159
- 3.4 The h-index 169
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4 Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics)
- 4.1 The Future Has Already Begun: Origin, Classification, and Applications of Altmetrics in Scholarly Communication 181
- 4.2 History, Development and Conceptual Predecessors of Altmetrics 191
- 4.3 Social Media and Altmetrics 201
- 4.4 Altmetric.com: A Brief History 215
- 4.5 PlumX Metrics (Plum Analytics) in Practice 221
- 4.6 PLOS Article-Level Metrics 235
- 4.7 Eigenfactor 245
- 4.8 Academic Social Networks and Bibliometrics 255
- 4.9 ResearchGate and the Academic Social Network Sites: New Environments for New Bibliometrics? 265
- 4.10 Mendeley 281
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5 Applications, Practice and Special Issues in Bibliometrics
- 5.1 An Ecology of Measures and Indicators: Bibliometrics in Resource Allocation 291
- 5.2 Benchmarkings and Rankings 299
- 5.3 Technological Trend Analysis 311
- 5.4 Research Collaboration and Bibliometric Performance 319
- 5.5 On the Need for Accessibility, Standardization, Regulation, and Verification in Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto and Beyond 329
- 5.6 Gender and Bibliometrics: A Review 335
- 5.7 Visualization of Research Metrics 365
- 5.8 Regional Distribution of Research: The Spatial Polarization in Question 377
- 5.9 Bibliometrics and Co-Authorship 397
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6 The Data Basis in Bibliometrics
- 6.1 Web of Science, Scopus and Further Citation Databases 409
- 6.2 Expanding Dimensions: A New Source in the Bibliometrician’s Toolbox 421
- 6.3 The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC): The Construction and Application 431
- 6.4 Institutional Repositories and Bibliometrics 455
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7 Teaching and Training
- 7.1 Institutions for Bibliometric Qualification 465
- 7.2 Bibliometrics in the Curriculum 475
- 7.3 The Competent Bibliometrician – A Guided Tour through the Scholarly and Practitioner Literature 485
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8 The Future of Bibliometrics
- 8.1 The Future of Bibliometrics: Where is Bibliometrics Heading? 499
- 8.2 Open Science and the Future of Metrics 507
- List of Contributors 517
- Index 527
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- Introduction 1
-
1 History and Institutionalization of Bibliometrics
- 1.1 A Historical Overview of Bibliometrics 7
- 1.2 Institutionalization and Professionalization of Bibliometrics 19
- 1.3 Eugene Garfield and the Institute for Scientific Information 27
- 1.4 Derek De Solla Price: The Father of Scientometrics 41
- 1.5 Coevolution of Field and Institute: The Institutionalization of Bibliometric Research Illustrated by the Emergence and Flourishing of the CWTS 53
- 1.6 International Conferences of Bibliometrics 65
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2 Theory, Principles and Methods of Bibliometrics
- 2.1 Peer Review and Bibliometrics 77
- 2.2 Jurisdiction of Bibliometrics 91
- 2.3 National Research Evaluation Systems 99
- 2.4 The Mathematical Embedding of Bibliometrics 107
- 2.5 Bibliometrics in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 117
- 2.6 Relationship between Peer Review and Bibliometrics 125
-
3 (Classical) Indicators
- 3.1 Measuring the Impact of Research – from Scholarly Communication to Broader Impact 135
- 3.2 From Simple Publication Figures to Complex Indicators: Bibliometrics and the Dilemma of Methodological Correctness, Significance, and Economic Necessity 149
- 3.3 The Journal Impact Factor: A Bibliometric Indicator with a Long Past 159
- 3.4 The h-index 169
-
4 Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics)
- 4.1 The Future Has Already Begun: Origin, Classification, and Applications of Altmetrics in Scholarly Communication 181
- 4.2 History, Development and Conceptual Predecessors of Altmetrics 191
- 4.3 Social Media and Altmetrics 201
- 4.4 Altmetric.com: A Brief History 215
- 4.5 PlumX Metrics (Plum Analytics) in Practice 221
- 4.6 PLOS Article-Level Metrics 235
- 4.7 Eigenfactor 245
- 4.8 Academic Social Networks and Bibliometrics 255
- 4.9 ResearchGate and the Academic Social Network Sites: New Environments for New Bibliometrics? 265
- 4.10 Mendeley 281
-
5 Applications, Practice and Special Issues in Bibliometrics
- 5.1 An Ecology of Measures and Indicators: Bibliometrics in Resource Allocation 291
- 5.2 Benchmarkings and Rankings 299
- 5.3 Technological Trend Analysis 311
- 5.4 Research Collaboration and Bibliometric Performance 319
- 5.5 On the Need for Accessibility, Standardization, Regulation, and Verification in Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto and Beyond 329
- 5.6 Gender and Bibliometrics: A Review 335
- 5.7 Visualization of Research Metrics 365
- 5.8 Regional Distribution of Research: The Spatial Polarization in Question 377
- 5.9 Bibliometrics and Co-Authorship 397
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6 The Data Basis in Bibliometrics
- 6.1 Web of Science, Scopus and Further Citation Databases 409
- 6.2 Expanding Dimensions: A New Source in the Bibliometrician’s Toolbox 421
- 6.3 The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC): The Construction and Application 431
- 6.4 Institutional Repositories and Bibliometrics 455
-
7 Teaching and Training
- 7.1 Institutions for Bibliometric Qualification 465
- 7.2 Bibliometrics in the Curriculum 475
- 7.3 The Competent Bibliometrician – A Guided Tour through the Scholarly and Practitioner Literature 485
-
8 The Future of Bibliometrics
- 8.1 The Future of Bibliometrics: Where is Bibliometrics Heading? 499
- 8.2 Open Science and the Future of Metrics 507
- List of Contributors 517
- Index 527