Bridging borders or widening gaps? The dynamics of European scientific collaboration networks

Ferligoj, Anuška (avtor), Batagelj, Vladimir (avtor), Cugmas, Marjan (avtor), Mali, Franc (avtor)

The study explores a dynamic co-authorship network among European countries between 1990 and 2023 that arose from an interplay of geographical, linguistic, and historical factors which influenced the scientific collaboration. In the analysis, bibliometric data from OpenAlex are used in Indirect Blockmodeling (IB) and Dynamic Stochastic Blockmodeling (DSBM) to examine patterns in three critical periods: rise of the Internet (1994–2003), enlargement of the EU (2004–2013), and the European Research Area (ERA) initiatives (2014–2023). The findings reveal exponential growth in the number of co-authored publications, an overall increase in intra-cluster collaboration, notably in the Balkan, Scandinavian, and Western clusters, coupled with persistent regional disparities. Despite EU policy interventions, collaborations between Western and non-Western regions remain limited. The study shows the need for targeted measures to ensure scientific networks across Europe are more inclusive and balanced.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: temporal co-authorship network, European countries, EU research policy, stohastic blockmodeling, blockmodeling, OpenAlex
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 7005-7030
• Številčenje: Vol. 130, iss. 12
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-177245
• UDK: 001.891
• ISSN pri članku: 1588-2861
• DOI: 10.1007/s11192-025-05499-5
• COBISS.SI-ID: 260663299
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.12.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Scientometrics
• Skrajšan naslov: Scientometrics
• Založnik: Springer Nature, Akadémiai Kiadó Zrt
• ISSN: 1588-2861
• COBISS.SI-ID: 512525593

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: časovna mreža soavtorstva, evropske države, raziskovalna politika EU, stohastično bločno modeliranje, OpenAIex, bločno modeliranje, stohastična analiza