Do the best scientists tend to be those that work together more on a global scale? The Italian University System: A Research Study1

Authors

  • K , Sandeep Author

Keywords:

international research collaboration, top scientist, research performance, bibliometrics, Italy

Abstract

cooperation, especially international cooperation, is becoming more common in scientific
research and is therefore attracting more attention and encouragement from policymakers.
However, there are still open concerns about how internationalization at the level of
individual researchers affects research output. The current effort aims to provide some
answers to these issues by a bibliometric analysis of the complete Italian university
population engaged in the hard sciences between 2001 and 2005. The findings reveal that
academics who do better than their national peers tend to work with their peers overseas, but
the converse is not always true. There are also notable variations among industries. Last but
not least, one must discount the significance of the country's impact on the international
alliance.

 

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Published

20-03-2013