ZhengHaiyan

China Co-authored Papers in the Humanities & Social Sciences Indexed by SSCI & A&HCI, 1995-2004: A Statistical Analysis Zheng HaiyanCentre for Documentation & Information Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: 

China Co-authored Papers in the Humanities & Social Sciences Indexed by SSCI & A&HCI, 1995-2004: A Statistical Analysis Zheng Haiyan Centre for Documentation & Information Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

1. Introduction: 

1. Introduction • Collaborative research- one of the noteworthy trends in scientific research development • Co-authored paper- one of the important forms of collaborative research • Purpose of this presentation- a statistical analysis on China co-authored papers in the humanities and social sciences indexed in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

2. Number of Co-authored papers vs. solely authored papers: 

2. Number of Co-authored papers vs. solely authored papers • The proportion of co-authored papers remained, at an annual average of over 70% • It formed the ratio of 7 to 3 against the proportion of solely-authored papers Figure 1 China co-authored and solely authored papers in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

3. Number of domestic co-authored papers vs. international co-authored papers: 

3. Number of domestic co-authored papers vs. international co-authored papers • Domestic co-authored papers- no obvious increase in number, and the proportion decreased • International co-authored papers- increasing year by year , the proportion rose from 48% in 1995 to 75% in 2004 Figure2 China domestic and international co-authored papers in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

4. Collaborative forms of domestic co-authored papers vs. international co-authored papers: 

4. Collaborative forms of domestic co-authored papers vs. international co-authored papers • Proportion of the same institutional co-authored papers : relatively high, at an annual average of over 70% • By comparison, the proportion of others: still far lower Figure 3 Collaborative forms of China domestic co-authored papers in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

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In the international co-authored papers, the bilateral co-authored papers have far surpassed the tripartite and multilateral ones in number, in the rough ratio of 8 to 2. Figure 4 Collaborative forms of China international co-authored papers in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

5. International co-authored papers with China researchers as first authors : 

5. International co-authored papers with China researchers as first authors • Proportion of international co-authored papers with China researchers as first authors- much lower than that of international co-authored papers with non-China researchers as first authors • The ratio is about 3 to 7 between them Figure 5 International co-authored papers with China researchers as first authors in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

6. Number of Partner countries (regions) involved in international co-authored papers: 

6. Number of Partner countries (regions) involved in international co-authored papers • Number of countries (regions) involved in the international co-authored papers, with non-China researchers as first authors and China researchers as participants, increased from 23 to 49, and relatively larger Countries (regions) involved China international co-authored papers in SSCI and A&HCI, 1995-2004

7. Major Partner countries (regions) involved in international co-authored papers: 

7. Major Partner countries (regions) involved in international co-authored papers • In terms of the partner countries (regions) involved in the international co-authored papers, the top-ranking countries (regions) are: The United States, Hong Kong of China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and Australia.

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