Intra-EU vs. extra-EU scientific co-publication patterns in EU

Summary, in English

The increase of co-authored papers is a recognized fact. At the same time the factors influencing this change is not well known. This article aims at studying the patterns of EU science co-authorships. We analyzed articles published in 18 EU countries and their intra-EU (within EU) and extra-EU (with partners outside EU) co-publication pattern in five scientific fields. The results point to a Europeanisation of shared co-authorship rather than an internationalization outside Europe. Smaller countries co-authored more with other EU countries than bigger countries while the co-authorship rate with extra-EU partners was not dependent of the country's size. The coauthorship patterns were also found to depend on the scientific field. Engineering and Computing&Technology was the field with the highest level of national publications and Physical, Chemical&Earth Sciences the field with the highest level of both intra-EU and extra-EU collaborations. These results support the view that a single market for research is developing within the EU with a seamless extension of national systems into other Member States ones.

• Author: Pauline Mattsson; Patrice Laget; Anna Nilsson; Carl Johan Sundberg
• Publishing year: 2008-01-01
• Language: English
• Pages: 555-574
• Publication/Series: Scientometrics
• Volume: 75
• Issue: 3
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1793-x
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Akademiai Kiado
• Topic: Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
• Keywords: International Collaboration; Scientific Field; Small Country; Candidate Country; Collaboration Pattern
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 0138-9130