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Movers' advantages: the effect of mobility on scientists' productivity and collaboration

Liu, Meijun and Hu, Xiao (2022) Movers' advantages: the effect of mobility on scientists' productivity and collaboration. Journal of Informetrics, 16 (3). ISSN 1751-1577

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.joi.2022.101311

Abstract

With the rapid globalization of science, mobility is perceived as an important driver of scientific progress and innovation success. However, we have little knowledge about whether and how scientists' mobility influences their career development, especially scientists' productivity and collaboration. In this case study, using the data on 62,330 scientists, the Chinese computer scientists who published at least one computer science paper and published no fewer than 10 papers in total from 2000 to 2012, we apply difference in differences models in conjunction with PSM methods to show the effect of domestic mobility (i.e., moving inside China) on scientists' research quantity and quality by distinguishing the direction of mobility. In contrast to the existing literature that documents a short-term negative effect due to adaption costs or disruption of routines and social capital, we do not observe an initial detrimental impact of following moves on productivity and collaboration, even for non-upward moves. We further find that mobility leads to increased collaboration with new partners without dampening scientists' collaboration with previous collaborators. However, scientists have a higher probability of collaborating with new collaborators, as evidenced by the decreased share of previous collaborators to the total co-authors after they move. The findings of this case study imply that the benefits of mobility might outweigh its costs and that mobility improves scientists' productivity and collaboration for prolific scientists in emerging countries.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-i...
Additional Information: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
Divisions: LSE - Fudan Research Centre
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2022 11:30
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2024 18:33
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115711

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