Travel bans and scientific mobility: utility of asymmetry and affinity indexes to inform science policy.

Autor/inn/en	Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Zaida; Bu, Yi; Robinson-García, Nicolás; Costas, Rodrigo; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
Titel	Travel bans and scientific mobility: utility of asymmetry and affinity indexes to inform science policy.
Quelle	In: Scientometrics, (2018) 1, S.569-590 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0138-9130
DOI	10.1007/s11192-018-2738-2
Schlagwörter	International collaboration; Mobility; US travel ban; Similarity measures; Association strength; Science policy
Abstract	Abstract This study explores the international profiles in collaboration and mobility of countries included in the so-called “travel bans” implemented by US President Trump as executive order in 2017. The objective of this research is to analyze the exchange of knowledge between countries and the relative importance of specific countries in order to inform evidence-based science policy. The work serves as a proof-of-concept of the utility of asymmetry and affinity indexes for collaboration and mobility. Comparative analyses of these indicators can be useful for informing immigration policies and motivating collaboration and mobility relationships—emphasizing the importance of geographic and cultural similarities. Egocentric and relational perspectives are analyzed to provide various lenses on the importance of countries. Our analysis suggests that comparisons of collaboration and mobility from an affinity perspective can identify discrepancies between levels of collaboration and mobility. This approach can inform international immigration policies and, if extended, demonstrate potential partnerships at several levels of analysis (e.g., institutional, sectoral, state/province).
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05