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Global scientific collaboration in COPD research
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the multiple collaboration types, quantitatively evaluate the publication trends and review the performance of institutions or countries (regions) across the world in COPD research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scientometric methods and social network analysis were...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5230730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28123294 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124051 |
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author | Su, Yanbing Long, Chao Yu, Qi Zhang, Juan Wu, Daisy Duan, Zhiguang |
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description | PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the multiple collaboration types, quantitatively evaluate the publication trends and review the performance of institutions or countries (regions) across the world in COPD research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scientometric methods and social network analysis were used to survey the development of publication trends and understand current collaboration in the field of COPD research based on the Web of Science publications during the past 18 years. RESULTS: The number of publications developed through different collaboration types has increased. Growth trends indicate that the percentage of papers authored through multinational and domestic multi-institutional collaboration (DMIC) have also increased. However, the percentage of intra-institutional collaboration and single-authored (SA) studies has reduced. The papers that produced the highest academic impact result from international collaboration. The second highest academic impact papers are produced by DMIC. Out of the three, the papers that are produced by SA studies have the least amount of impact upon the scientific community. A handful of internationally renowned institutions not only take the leading role in the development of the research within their country (region) but also play a crucial role in international research collaboration in COPD. Both the amount of papers produced and the amount of cooperation that occurs in each study are disproportionally distributed between high-income countries (regions) and low-income countries (regions). Growing attention has been generated toward research on COPD from more and more different academic domains. CONCLUSION: Despite the rapid development in COPD research, collaboration in the field of COPD research still has room to grow, especially between different institutions or countries (regions), which would promote the progress of global COPD research. |
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spelling | pubmed-52307302017-01-25 Global scientific collaboration in COPD research Su, Yanbing Long, Chao Yu, Qi Zhang, Juan Wu, Daisy Duan, Zhiguang Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis Original Research PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the multiple collaboration types, quantitatively evaluate the publication trends and review the performance of institutions or countries (regions) across the world in COPD research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Scientometric methods and social network analysis were used to survey the development of publication trends and understand current collaboration in the field of COPD research based on the Web of Science publications during the past 18 years. RESULTS: The number of publications developed through different collaboration types has increased. Growth trends indicate that the percentage of papers authored through multinational and domestic multi-institutional collaboration (DMIC) have also increased. However, the percentage of intra-institutional collaboration and single-authored (SA) studies has reduced. The papers that produced the highest academic impact result from international collaboration. The second highest academic impact papers are produced by DMIC. Out of the three, the papers that are produced by SA studies have the least amount of impact upon the scientific community. A handful of internationally renowned institutions not only take the leading role in the development of the research within their country (region) but also play a crucial role in international research collaboration in COPD. Both the amount of papers produced and the amount of cooperation that occurs in each study are disproportionally distributed between high-income countries (regions) and low-income countries (regions). Growing attention has been generated toward research on COPD from more and more different academic domains. CONCLUSION: Despite the rapid development in COPD research, collaboration in the field of COPD research still has room to grow, especially between different institutions or countries (regions), which would promote the progress of global COPD research. Dove Medical Press 2017-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5230730/ /pubmed/28123294 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124051 Text en © 2017 Su et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Su, Yanbing Long, Chao Yu, Qi Zhang, Juan Wu, Daisy Duan, Zhiguang Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title | Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title_full | Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title_fullStr | Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title_full_unstemmed | Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title_short | Global scientific collaboration in COPD research |
title_sort | global scientific collaboration in copd research |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5230730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28123294 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124051 |
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