The Impact of a National Crisis on Research Collaborations: A Scientometric Analysis of Ukrainian Authors 2019–2022

Robertas Damaševičius () and Ligita Zailskaitė-Jakštė
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Robertas Damaševičius: Department of Applied Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, 44404 Kaunas, Lithuania
Ligita Zailskaitė-Jakštė: Department of Multimedia Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, 51368 Kaunas, Lithuania

Publications, 2023, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the productivity and collaboration networks of Ukrainian academics. As a case study, we analyze the publication patterns in open-access MDPI journals using bibliographic analysis methods and compare the research output published in 2022 with research papers published in the three preceding years (2019–2021) with at least one author having an Ukrainian affiliation. A total of 2365 publications were analyzed. The identified publication trends provide an interesting insight into the dynamics of the research network of Ukrainian researchers, which demonstrated a decline in diversity of international collaborations in 2022. The findings of this study emphasize the necessity of international research collaboration in a variety of fields in order to mitigate the detrimental effects of national crises and emergencies.

Keywords: scientometric analysis; bibliographic analysis; crisis; research output; collaboration networks; open access; Ukraine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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