ARQUS ClusterMap: UGR Bibliometric Reports Part II

Abstract

The Arqus European University Alliance, which was formally established in Brussels on 27 November 2018, brings together the universities of Bergen, Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon, Padova and Vilnius. A multilateral alliance of internationalized institutions that aspires to consolidate a joint governance structure to achieve a high level of integration in its members’ policies and action plans for 2025 due to their prior experience in cooperation in order to:

Enhance the education of critically engaged European and global citizens who are able and willing to contribute to a multicultural, multilingual and inclusive Europe which is open to the world; Increase and improve the joint research capacity of the partner universities; Better respond to the grand societal challenges of the 21st century in Europe and beyond.[1]

There are a total of six action lines to reach this level of integration and achieve excellence in education and research. One of them is “Research Support and Early Stage Researcher Development”, which is coordinated by the Research Board, chaired by University of Graz. Its main objectives are:

I. share best practice in research management and support; II. study the feasibility of sharing resources; III. promote joint doctoral initiatives and promote shared opportunities.

Among its planned activities the first one is ClusterMap, an in-depth analysis of the status quo of research connections within the cluster (alliance). So as part of that activity this report offers an initial study to observe their research status and collaborations for the last 10 years. The main goals of the report are:

Analyse the general research profile and publication trend of ARQUS’ universities. Study the collaborations between universities and identify which are their main and common research areas in order to facilitate and promote collaborations between them. An in depth analysis of the the universities publication and specialization profiles according to areas and disciplines Identify and map oustanding researcheres with the objetive of stablish a directory that facilite future collaborations