Towards institutional analysis of sustainability science: a quantitative examination of the patterns of research collaboration
Towards institutional analysis of sustainability science: a quantitative examination of the patterns of research collaboration
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DOI：
10.1007/s11625-009-0090-4
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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6
通讯作者：
Kajikawa, Yuya
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作者：
Yarime, Masaru;Takeda, Yoshiyuki;Kajikawa, Yuya
本文通过实证分析科学论文的文献计量数据，定量研究了可持续发展科学新兴领域中跨地理边界的合作模式。结果表明，越来越多的国家参与可持续性研究，通过国际合作发表的文章比例也在上升。参与可持续性研究国际合作的国家数量不断增加，参与跨国界研究合作的国家的多样性也在增加。关于可持续性的合作的地理格局表明，研究合作往往是在地理位置接近的国家之间进行的，这表明区域组群内的沟通和信息交流可能有限。各国可持续性研究活动的重点领域有很大不同，因为每个国家都有其与可持续性有关的重点研究领域。在国际合作中也观察到研究活动的专门化。虽然在区域集群内侧重于具体领域的这些国际合作模式可以有效地促进利用现有区域网络创造、传播和分享关于可持续性的知识，但它们可能对收集、交流和整合不同类型的知识构成严重障碍，特别是在必须处理涉及具有长期影响的大规模复杂相互作用的问题时，如气候变化。至关重要的是，通过为可持续性科学的全球研究合作制定适当的体制安排，建立区域间联系。
This paper examines quantitatively the patterns of collaboration over geographical boundaries in the emerging field of sustainability science by empirically analyzing the bibliometric data of scientific articles. The results indicate that an increasing number of countries are engaged in research on sustainability, with the proportion of articles published through international collaboration rising as well. The number of countries engaged in international collaboration on sustainability research has been increasing, and the diversity of countries engaged in research collaboration beyond national borders is also increasing. The geographical patterns of collaboration on sustainability show that research collaboration tends to be conducted between countries which are geographically located closely, suggesting that communication and information exchange might be limited within the regional clusters. The focused fields of research activities on sustainability are significantly different between countries, as each country has its focused fields of research related to sustainability. The specialization of research activities is also observed in international collaboration. While these patterns of international collaboration within regional clusters focusing on specific fields could be effective in promoting the creation, transmission, and sharing of knowledge on sustainability utilizing the already existing regional networks, they could pose a serious obstacle to collecting, exchanging, and integrating diverse types of knowledge, especially when it is necessary to deal with problems involving large-scale complex interactions with long-term implications, such as climate change. It would be of critical importance to establish inter-regional linkages by devising appropriate institutional arrangements for global research collaboration on sustainability science.