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Scientific Collaboration on COVID-19 Amidst Geopolitical Tensions between the US and China

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  • Jenny J. Lee
  • John P. Haupt

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As the threat of COVID-19 and US-China tensions are increasing, this study focused on this intensifying intersection between geopolitics and global science in the midst of a pandemic. This scientometric study examined the US’ and China’s international collaboration patterns on science and engineering (S&E) COVID-19 articles through the lenses of scientific nationalism and scientific globalism. While scientific nationalism would assume that the current political rhetoric and protectionist policies would lead to a decrease in international collaboration, our findings showed the reverse. The world’s proportion of international collaborations generally increased. Findings also revealed that despite geopolitical tensions, the highest number of internationally coauthored S&E COVID-19 articles between two countries involve the US and China. Their collaboration rate on COVID-19 is higher than during the past five-years as well as on non-COVID-19 articles published during 2020.

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  • Jenny J. Lee & John P. Haupt, 2021. "Scientific Collaboration on COVID-19 Amidst Geopolitical Tensions between the US and China," The Journal of Higher Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 92(2), pages 303-329, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uhejxx:v:92:y:2021:i:2:p:303-329
    DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2020.1827924
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    1. Yoon, Jisung & Park, Jinseo & Yun, Jinhyuk & Jung, Woo-Sung, 2023. "Quantifying knowledge synchronization with the network-driven approach," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 17(4).
    2. Rubini, Lauretta & Pollio, Chiara & Barbieri, Elisa & Cattaruzzo, Sebastiano, 2024. "Changing structures in transnational research networks: An analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on China's scientific collaborations," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 281-297.
    3. Shih, Tommy & Chubb, Andrew & Cooney-O'Donoghue, Diarmuid, 2023. "Scientific collaboration amid geopolitical tensions: a comparison of Sweden and Australia," OSF Preprints 39zsb, Center for Open Science.
    4. Xiao Liu & Cathy Ping Xie, 2023. "How Person–Organization Fit Impacts Work Performance: Evidence from Researchers in Ten Countries during the COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-18, June.

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