The effects of research resources on international collaboration in the astronomy community

Chang, Hsing Cheng; Huang, Mu‐Hsuan

doi:10.1002/asi.23592

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“…Astronomy is a highly international and globalised field [10,48]. This includes a high proportion of international collaborative research [49], not least because of the sharing of observatories located in specific parts of the world (e.g., ALMA in Chile). Astronomers have a strong common culture through their publication systems (three main journals and conference proceedings), societies and professional associations [10,48].…”

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Reflexive Behaviour: How Publication Pressure Affects Research Quality in Astronomy

Heuritsch¹

2021

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Reflexive metrics is a branch of science studies that explores how the demand for accountability and performance measurement in science has shaped the research culture in recent decades. Hypercompetition and publication pressure are part of this neoliberal culture. How do scientists respond to these pressures? Studies on research integrity and organisational culture suggest that people who feel treated unfairly by their institution are more likely to engage in deviant behaviour, such as scientific misconduct. By building up on reflexive metrics, combined with studies on the influence of organisational culture on research integrity, this study reflects on the research behaviour of astronomers with the following questions: (1) To what extent is research (mis-)behaviour reflexive, i.e., dependent on perceptions of publication pressure and distributive and organisational justice? (2) What impact does scientific misconduct have on research quality? In order to perform this reflection, we conducted a comprehensive survey of academic and non-academic astronomers worldwide and received 3509 responses. We found that publication pressure explains 10% of the variance in occurrence of misconduct and between 7% and 13% of the variance of the perception of distributive and organisational justice as well as overcommitment to work. Our results on the perceived impact of scientific misconduct on research quality show that the epistemic harm of questionable research practices should not be underestimated. This suggests there is a need for a policy change. In particular, lesser attention to metrics (such as publication rate) in the allocation of grants, telescope time and institutional rewards would foster better scientific conduct and, hence, research quality.

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Section: Sample Selection and Proceduresmentioning

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Reflexive Behaviour: How Publication Pressure Affects Research Quality in Astronomy

Heuritsch¹

2021

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“…The overall increase in collaboration for SDG-related research is reflected in other analyses, including Sustainability Science (2015) and Nakamura et al (2019) , which both examined the state of sustainability science and the collaboration supporting it. This upward trend of collaboration at both author and institutional levels may be associated with the combination of changes cited by other studies from the social organization of the scientific community to better communications ( Jeong et al, 2014 ), increased research funding, and access to other resources, e.g., facilities and labor ( Chang and Huang, 2016 ), and possible changes in the type of research questions studied and approaches used ( Adams, 2012 ; Wagner, 2018 ), making globally relevant topics like SDG more amenable to collaborative investigation. Specific factors for fostering collaboration on sustainable development goal-directed research bear further investigation.…”

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Mapping Collaborations and Partnerships in SDG Research

Payumo

Manjunatha

et al. 2021

Front. Res. Metr. Anal.

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Collaboration has become an essential paradigm in sustainable development research and in strategies for meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study uses bibliometric methods and network analysis to examine research output and collaboration supporting the SDGs and explores means to detect and analyze research collaboration beyond the traditional definition of multiple, one-time co-authorship. We employed two additional lenses of collaboration: repeat collaboration and collaboration time point to quantify and visualize co-authorship data sourced from Microsoft Academic Graph. Our results show an increased collaboration rate over time at the author and institutional levels; however they also indicate that the majority of collaborations in SDG-related research only happened once. We also found out that on average, repeat collaboration happens more frequently, but after a longer duration, at the institutional level than at the author level. For this reason, we further analyzed institutions and identified core institutions that could help influence more consistent collaboration and sustain or grow the SDG-related research network. Our results have implications for understanding sustainable partnerships in research related to SDGs and other global challenges.

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“…For the most part, professors in this study and other scholars (Berry & Taylor, 2014;Chang & Huang, 2016) argued the necessity to improve students' English skills because language affinity may strengthen individuals' connections, and, consequently, collaboration.…”

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“…As such, the participation of students in international research projects expands their knowledge and network, where usually "sharing problem understandings and successful solutions" (Withycombe Keeler et al, 2016, p. 749) 64 are addressed. Also, Chang and Huang (2016) pointed out the importance of geographic closeness and cultural empathy for carrying out effective research collaborations in which professors and students can develop strong bonds. In this regard, Maldonado-Maldonado and Cantwell (2008) noted how academic collaboration between two borderland institutions, one from Mexico and one from the U.S., was framed by fears and desires related to history, in which "power, domination, subordination….and the border" influence such exchanges (p. 321).…”

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Faculty Perspectives on Research Collaborations between the U.S. and Mexico

Aguirre¹,

Gonzalez²

2021

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The transfer of knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across countries is a common practice in academia, which is both timely and useful to achieve research collaborations. Through a qualitative research approach, using interviews and observations, five STEM Mexican professors shared their experiences and expectations in leading the research collaborations where professors and students participated. This qualitative inquiry utilized Sargent and Water’s (2004) academic research collaborations framework, which highlights the interactive phases for achieving successful collaborations. The findings revealed that: 1) institutional support through department chairs’ encouragement along with professors’ leadership to expand research collaborations in both countries are favorable and 2) more resources to fund students’ participation in international research collaborations and better climate that help students feel socially included and academically integrated to a new setting seem necessary. The article concludes with perspectives and implications for strengthening the research exchanges between the United States (U.S.) and Mexico. Among them, highlighting the positive impact that international research collaborations have for universities in both countries, the need to expand the funding for students’ mobility overseas, and the improvement of English language training to strengthen students’ connections, and, consequently, collaboration.

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The effects of research resources on international collaboration in the astronomy community

Cited by 14 publications

References 79 publications

Reflexive Behaviour: How Publication Pressure Affects Research Quality in Astronomy

Reflexive Behaviour: How Publication Pressure Affects Research Quality in Astronomy

Mapping Collaborations and Partnerships in SDG Research

Faculty Perspectives on Research Collaborations between the U.S. and Mexico

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