International collaboration clusters in Africa
International collaboration clusters in Africa
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DOI：
10.1007/s11192-013-1060-2
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Leydesdorff, Loet
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作者：
Adams, Jonathan;Gurney, Karen;Leydesdorff, Loet
最近关于增加国际研究协作的讨论表明，一个以一组核心国家为中心、由一般社会经济因素驱动的全面的全球网络，其中全球系统影响着所有国家和机构的成果。相反，我们表明，非洲国家的合作模式远不是普遍的。相反，它展示了层层的内部集群和外部联系，这些联系不是由单一的全球影响解释的，而是由区域地理解释的，或许更强烈的是由历史、文化和语言解释的。需要对这些自下而上的、主观的、人为的因素进行分析，以便为政策和管理目的提供更全面的解释。
Recent discussion about the increase in international research collaboration suggests a comprehensive global network centred around a group of core countries and driven by generic socio-economic factors where the global system influences all national and institutional outcomes. In counterpoint, we demonstrate that the collaboration pattern for countries in Africa is far from universal. Instead, it exhibits layers of internal clusters and external links that are explained not by monotypic global influences but by regional geography and, perhaps even more strongly, by history, culture and language. Analysis of these bottom-up, subjective, human factors is required in order to provide the fuller explanation useful for policy and management purposes.