Collaboration patterns of Taiwanese scientific publications in various research areas

Hsuan-I Liu (), Bi-Chun Chang and Kuan-Chia Chen ()
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Hsuan-I Liu: National Applied Research Laboratories
Bi-Chun Chang: National Applied Research Laboratories
Kuan-Chia Chen: National Applied Research Laboratories

Scientometrics, 2012, vol. 92, issue 1, No 11, 145-155

Abstract: Abstract This paper employs bibliometric methods to observe collaboration patterns of scientific publications in biotechnology, information and computer technology, future energy, and nanotechnology among different institutions in Taiwan. The results show primary domestic and international collaborative patterns, the effect of collaborative papers on the world-wide average, collaborative networks, and the distribution of institutions on global map. The findings suggest that domestic collaboration in each area is higher in proportion than international collaboration. Biotechnology leads in both domestic and international collaborative percentage. Among cooperative benchmarking countries, the US and China are the main partners. Collaboration among research institutes and universities is the most frequent collaborative pattern in each area except biotechnology, which tends to occur between hospitals and universities. On average, international collaborative papers tend to have greater effect, except in nanotechnology. Academia Sinica collaborated frequently with foreign institutes in each research field. A further analysis on how each collaborative group forms is recommended, especially collaboration among the Triple-Helix relationships.

Keywords: Scientific collaboration; Collaboration patterns; Institutional classification; Bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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