International research collaboration in Africa: a bibliometric and thematic analysis

Vieira, Elizabeth S.

doi:10.1007/s11192-022-04349-y

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“…Collaborative research is a pivotal tool for enhancing Africa’s scientific prowess, addressing the limitations of its national scientific systems, and bridging resource and infrastructure gaps [ 9 ]. Non-African countries also stand to gain from Africa’s unique research opportunities [ 11 ].…”

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“…Historically, research within African countries was predominantly conducted by researchers from the Global North, often involving brief periods of fieldwork without establishing long-term collaborations [ 8 ]. However, African countries are currently experiencing a significant surge in both national and international collaborations, reflecting a shift towards more equitable and sustained research partnerships [ 9 ]. This change is driven by the continent’s unique research potential, offering opportunities not found elsewhere.…”

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Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations

Dine,

Elkheir,

Raimi

et al. 2024

PLoS Comput Biol

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Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations

Dine,

Elkheir,

Raimi

et al. 2024

PLoS Comput Biol

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“…Research on RC is extensive, and the literature has highlighted six intellectual areas: drivers, patterns, effects, networks, measurement, and asymmetries (Chen, Zhang, & Fu, 2019;Vieira, 2022). The area dealing with the effects is at the heart of this study.…”

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“…The acknowledgement of the importance of RC is not limited to policy documents. The vast literature that examined the patterns (e.g., Boshoff, 2009;Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017), driving factors (e.g., Muriithi et al, 2018;Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017), effects (e.g., Zdravkovic, Chiwona-Karltun, & Zink, 2016Schmink et al, 2020, networks (e.g., Adams et al, 2014;, and asymmetries (e.g., Nago & Krott, 2020;Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017) related to IRC in Africa are also relevant to strength the role of RC in the continent (Vieira, 2022).…”

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Research collaboration and knowledge development in Africa: the case of neonatal conditions

de Sousa Vieira

2023

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The literature has discussed the positive/negative effects of research collaboration (RC). However, there is no study that looks at the effect of RC especially international research collaboration (IRC) on key developments in a research area.Using Main Path Analysis (MPA), I examined the literature on neonatal conditions (NC) produced by African scientists between 2000 and 2019. I found the (1) estimates of deaths of children under five years and their causes, with a focus on neonates and stillbirths, (2) usefulness of tools to collect data on NC-related variables, (3) identification of interventions to reduce deaths, and (4) treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in African neonates as the most important developments in NC in Africa.The high presence of articles with RC, in the MPA, especially those involving IRC between one or more scientists from a single African country and scientists from several non-African countries (60% of the studies) highlights the positive effect of RC on key developments of an area. About 40% of the articles make a reference to the Saving Newborns Lives programme, the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) or the departments of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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“…Diverse research cooperation is essential for conducting breakthrough science. Previous studies have analyzed researcher collaborations and outputs from various viewpoints, including geographical [15], university [16], and research field [17], journal [18], gender [19].…”

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The Impact of a National Crisis on Research Collaborations: A Scientometric Analysis of Ukrainian Authors 2019–2022

Damaševičius,

Zailskaitė-Jakštė

2023

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This paper analyzes the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the productivity and collaboration networks of Ukrainian academics. As a case study, we analyze the publication patterns in open-access MDPI journals using bibliographic analysis methods and compare the research output published in 2022 with research papers published in the three preceding years (2019–2021) with at least one author having an Ukrainian affiliation. A total of 2365 publications were analyzed. The identified publication trends provide an interesting insight into the dynamics of the research network of Ukrainian researchers, which demonstrated a decline in diversity of international collaborations in 2022. The findings of this study emphasize the necessity of international research collaboration in a variety of fields in order to mitigate the detrimental effects of national crises and emergencies.

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International research collaboration in Africa: a bibliometric and thematic analysis

Cited by 13 publications

References 112 publications

Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations

Ten simple rules for successful and sustainable African research collaborations

Research collaboration and knowledge development in Africa: the case of neonatal conditions

The Impact of a National Crisis on Research Collaborations: A Scientometric Analysis of Ukrainian Authors 2019–2022

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