TITLE:
Scientific Collaboration in Top Five Chinese Universities
AUTHORS:
Meiping Wang
KEYWORDS:
Scientific Collaboration, Chinese University, International Research, Scientific Impact
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.11 No.9,
September
25,
2024
ABSTRACT: Scientific collaboration in the top five Chinese Universities is studied in the paper. According to the types of geographical collaboration from 2014 to 2023, the results show that the percentage of domestic collaboration articles among the five universities is high, while organizational collaboration among these universities is low. The international collaboration trend of five universities during this period is different. Tsinghua University and Peking University show similar levels, as do Zhejiang University and Fudan University, while Nanjing University exhibits a different level compared to the others. The quartiles with journal impact factors (JIF) are used to analyze the articles, the percentage of articles in quartile 1 (Q1) of all five universities is relatively high, and that of Q4 is the lowest. Therefore, international collaboration can publish high-quality articles. The scientific impact of articles in Q1 is positive in five universities. Additionally, five universities have three common research areas, though there is a slight difference in the ranking of research areas. Domestic collaboration articles remain prevalent among all five universities. Articles with international funding show higher levels of collaboration, with the United States emerging as the most significant scientific collaborator for these Chinese universities.