Why do papers from international collaborations get more citations? A bibliometric analysis of Library and Information Science papers
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International research collaboration Impact analysis Science mapping analysis Coword analysis Library and Information Science
Date
2022-08-22Referencia bibliográfica
Velez-Estevez, A... [et al.]. Why do papers from international collaborations get more citations? A bibliometric analysis of Library and Information Science papers. Scientometrics (2022). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04486-4]
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Spanish Government PID2019-105381GA-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033Résumé
Scientific activity has become increasingly complex in recent years. The need for international
research collaboration has thus become a common pattern in science. In this current
landscape, countries face the problem of maintaining their competitiveness while cooperating
with other countries to achieve relevant research outputs. In this international context,
publications from international collaborations tend to achieve greater scientific impact than
those from domestic ones. To design policies that improve the competitiveness of countries
and organizations, it thus becomes necessary to understand the factors and mechanisms
that influence the benefits and impact of international research. In this regard, the
aim of this study is to confirm whether the differences in impact between international and
domestic collaborations are affected by their topics and structure. To perform this study,
we examined the Library and Information Science category of the Web of Science database
between 2015 and 2019. A science mapping analysis approach was used to extract
the themes and their structure according to collaboration type and in the whole category
(2015–2019). We also looked for differences in these thematic aspects in top countries
and in communities of collaborating countries. The results showed that the thematic factor
influences the impact of international research, as the themes in this type of collaboration
lie at the forefront of the Library and Information Science category (e.g., technologies such
as artificial intelligence and social media are found in the category), while domestic collaborations
have focused on more well-consolidated themes (e.g., academic libraries and
bibliometrics). Organizations, countries, and communities of countries must therefore consider
this thematic factor when designing strategies to improve their competitiveness and
collaborate.