کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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984047 | 934124 | 2012 | 14 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Global excellence at the expense of local diffusion, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world Global excellence at the expense of local diffusion, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world](/preview/png/984047.png)
Do world-leading researchers from developing countries contribute to upgrading locally, or do they disengage from the local context? The paper investigates the scientific collaborations of university-based science and technology researchers in the database of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), and analyses the co-authorships of researchers who were ranked by the NRF during the 2001–2007 period. To establish the extent to which a researcher can access knowledge outside the South African academic science and technology research community, and share it inside that community, we develop a measure of ‘gatekeeping’. The evidence suggests that there is not a local/global trade-off in knowledge creation in academia in the developing world, and that the world-leading researchers in developing countries may play an especially important role as conduits of new knowledge in their country.
Journal: Research Policy - Volume 41, Issue 4, May 2012, Pages 756–769