Quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of mobility and scientific performance: a case study of a Spanish university

Filippo, Daniela De; Casado, Elías Sanz; Gómez, Isabel Neira

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“…Most studies focus on transnational mobility, and many find a positive relationship between transnational mobility and research output. Academics with such a mobility experience exhibit better research performance indicators (more publications, more citations and higher rates of international collaboration) than those without mobility (Filippo, Casado, & Gomez, ). Fangmeng () compared the research productivity of Chinese academics between stayers, returnees and emigrants and found that returnees are more productive than stayers in general, reflecting similar findings (see also Jonkers & Tijssen, ; Yamashita & Yoshinaga, ).…”

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Effects of mobilities on the research output and its multidisciplinarity of academics in Hong Kong and Macau: An exploratory study

Horta

Jung

Santos

2018

Higher Education Quarterly

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This article explores how the past mobilities of academics affect their current research output (and its multidisciplinarity). Five types of mobility are used simultaneously in the analysis. Field mobility and transnational educational mobility are associated with academics' educational path, whereas transnational job mobility, intra‐sectoral job mobility and inter‐sectoral job mobility refer to their career path. The analysis is based on a representative sample of academics based in Hong Kong and Macau. Results show that intra‐sectoral job mobility (up to a threshold) and transnational job mobility positively affect research output and its multidisciplinarity, whereas inter‐sectoral job mobility, field mobility and transnational educational mobility exert slight or no effect. Nested analyses of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and non‐STEM academics as well as experienced and junior academics offer further insight into the roles of these mobilities. Impacts of mobile experience were stronger among junior than senior academics, and in STEM fields than non‐STEM fields. The article discusses these findings along with the significance of considering mobilities rather than mobility when analysing academic trajectories and the determinants of academic research production.

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Effects of mobilities on the research output and its multidisciplinarity of academics in Hong Kong and Macau: An exploratory study

Horta

Jung

Santos

2018

Higher Education Quarterly

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“…The former studies do not address cross-disciplinary differences in mobility patterns however. This has been done, to a certain extent, in Spain by Cañibano et al (2008) who find different mobility patterns and impacts for 266 researchers in three different disciplines; and by De Filippo et al (2009), who combine CVs and other data sources to assess mobility and its impacts for 1,800 researchers at one Spanish public university. Zubieta (2009) also finds evidence of differences in mobility patterns between the pure and the engineering sciences in the UK, on the basis of 100 CVs.…”

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International temporary mobility of researchers: a cross-discipline study

2011

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The increasing literature addressing international mobility of researchers has repeatedly pointed out the lack of empirical data compiled over the last two decades, jeopardizing progress in the understanding of the characteristics and impacts of such human flows. This paper makes a contribution to the field by exploring the extent to which information obtained from researchers' electronic curriculum vitae (CV) may be used to study temporary geographical mobility. We exploit a new type of data set-a comprehensive database of electronic CVs-developing a broad set of cross-discipline mobility indicators to assess the dimensions and characteristics of international research visits among a population of over 10,000 researchers. The sample population is made up of PhD holders working in the regional research system of Andalusia, Spain. Information regarding their international research visits over the last four decades is downloaded from CVs contained in the electronic scientific information system of the region. We assess mobility rates and the characteristics of the temporary mobile population. The analysis of visiting patterns shows significant differences in mobility profiles in terms of frequency, duration and destination of visits, across disciplines, career stages and time periods. The study also shows how different definitions of international mobility lead to substantial variations in cross-discipline mobility rates.

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“…Internationalization is an important aspect in a publication strategy (De Filippo et al, 2009) with positive spill-over effects expected from international staff mobility (Kyvik and Larsen, 1994;Smeby and Trondal, 2005). There is a reflexive relationship between two aspects of internationalization:…”

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The impact of internationalization on volume and quality of scholarly publication performance

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Smolders

2013

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Quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of mobility and scientific performance: a case study of a Spanish university

Cited by 50 publications

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Effects of mobilities on the research output and its multidisciplinarity of academics in Hong Kong and Macau: An exploratory study

Effects of mobilities on the research output and its multidisciplinarity of academics in Hong Kong and Macau: An exploratory study

International temporary mobility of researchers: a cross-discipline study

The impact of internationalization on volume and quality of scholarly publication performance

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