Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries

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Chinchilla Rodríguez, Zaida; Miguel, Sandra Edith; Perianes Rodríguez, Antonio; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
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2018
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International collaboration in the creation of knowledge is changing the structural stratification of science, with implications for science policy. Analyses of collaboration in developing and emergent countries are of particular significance because initiatives are often the result of “research-for-aid” arrangements, generally based on North–South asymmetries. However, collaboration for mutual benefit and excellence has gained increasing acceptance, with “partner” selection becoming a strategic priority to enhance one’s own production. This article explores the capacity of BRIC and select Latin American countries in the generation of scientific knowledge and their visibility at the global level in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The goal is to determine to what extent countries benefit from the role of their collaborators to heighten research performance in terms of citation; and how collaboration could help countries to leverage their competitiveness through the design of research and development agendas. The method relies on the decomposition of leadership, as well as its consideration in view of performance indicators such as normalized citation impact, scientific excellence, and technological impact. The results suggest that the growth of international collaboration should be interpreted as a positive aspect. Furthermore, a progressive internationalization of scientific activity concerned with local needs or topics of interest is found to have the capacity to determine research agendas whose interest would extend to communities far beyond, thereby contributing to the development of science at a national level.
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Bibliotecología
Scientific collaboration
Research performance
Leadership
Latin America
BRICS
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
title Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
spellingShingle Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
Chinchilla Rodríguez, Zaida
Bibliotecología
Scientific collaboration
Research performance
Leadership
Latin America
BRICS
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
title_short Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
title_full Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
title_fullStr Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
title_full_unstemmed Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
title_sort Dependencies and autonomy in research performance: examining nanoscience and nanotechnology in emerging countries
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chinchilla Rodríguez, Zaida
Miguel, Sandra Edith
Perianes Rodríguez, Antonio
Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
author Chinchilla Rodríguez, Zaida
author_facet Chinchilla Rodríguez, Zaida
Miguel, Sandra Edith
Perianes Rodríguez, Antonio
Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
author_role author
author2 Miguel, Sandra Edith
Perianes Rodríguez, Antonio
Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bibliotecología
Scientific collaboration
Research performance
Leadership
Latin America
BRICS
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
topic Bibliotecología
Scientific collaboration
Research performance
Leadership
Latin America
BRICS
Nanoscience and nanotechnology
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv International collaboration in the creation of knowledge is changing the structural stratification of science, with implications for science policy. Analyses of collaboration in developing and emergent countries are of particular significance because initiatives are often the result of “research-for-aid” arrangements, generally based on North–South asymmetries. However, collaboration for mutual benefit and excellence has gained increasing acceptance, with “partner” selection becoming a strategic priority to enhance one’s own production. This article explores the capacity of BRIC and select Latin American countries in the generation of scientific knowledge and their visibility at the global level in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The goal is to determine to what extent countries benefit from the role of their collaborators to heighten research performance in terms of citation; and how collaboration could help countries to leverage their competitiveness through the design of research and development agendas. The method relies on the decomposition of leadership, as well as its consideration in view of performance indicators such as normalized citation impact, scientific excellence, and technological impact. The results suggest that the growth of international collaboration should be interpreted as a positive aspect. Furthermore, a progressive internationalization of scientific activity concerned with local needs or topics of interest is found to have the capacity to determine research agendas whose interest would extend to communities far beyond, thereby contributing to the development of science at a national level.
Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
description International collaboration in the creation of knowledge is changing the structural stratification of science, with implications for science policy. Analyses of collaboration in developing and emergent countries are of particular significance because initiatives are often the result of “research-for-aid” arrangements, generally based on North–South asymmetries. However, collaboration for mutual benefit and excellence has gained increasing acceptance, with “partner” selection becoming a strategic priority to enhance one’s own production. This article explores the capacity of BRIC and select Latin American countries in the generation of scientific knowledge and their visibility at the global level in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The goal is to determine to what extent countries benefit from the role of their collaborators to heighten research performance in terms of citation; and how collaboration could help countries to leverage their competitiveness through the design of research and development agendas. The method relies on the decomposition of leadership, as well as its consideration in view of performance indicators such as normalized citation impact, scientific excellence, and technological impact. The results suggest that the growth of international collaboration should be interpreted as a positive aspect. Furthermore, a progressive internationalization of scientific activity concerned with local needs or topics of interest is found to have the capacity to determine research agendas whose interest would extend to communities far beyond, thereby contributing to the development of science at a national level.
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