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Patterns of the Network of Cross-Border University Research Collaboration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area

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  • Jinyuan Ma

    (Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China)

  • Fan Jiang

    (Center for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China)

  • Liujian Gu

    (Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

  • Xiang Zheng

    (Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

  • Xiao Lin

    (Reed Elsevier Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing 100738, China)

  • Chuanyi Wang

    (Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)

Abstract

This study analyzes the patterns of university co-authorship networks in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. It also examines the quality and subject distribution of co-authored articles within these networks. Social network analysis is used to outline the structure and evolution of the networks that have produced co-authored articles at universities in the Greater Bay Area from 2014 to 2018, at both regional and institutional levels. Field-weighted citation impact (FWCI) is used to analyze the quality and citation impact of co-authored articles in different subject fields. The findings of the study reveal that university co-authorship networks in the Greater Bay Area are still dispersed, and their disciplinary development is unbalanced. The study also finds that, while the research areas covered by high-quality co-authored articles fit the strategic needs of technological innovation and industrial distribution in the Greater Bay Area, high-quality research collaboration in the humanities and social sciences is insufficient.

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  • Jinyuan Ma & Fan Jiang & Liujian Gu & Xiang Zheng & Xiao Lin & Chuanyi Wang, 2020. "Patterns of the Network of Cross-Border University Research Collaboration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-17, August.
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