Highly Cited in the South: International Collaboration and Research Recognition Among Brazil's Highly Cited Researchers. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martinez, Magdalena; Sá, Creso
• Other Names: Sá Creso guest-editor.; Sabzalieva Emma guest-editor.; Martinez Magdalena guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of studies in international education. Volume 24:Number 1(2020:Feb.)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: highly cited researchers -- Brazilian academics -- international research collaboration -- North–South collaboration; International education -- Periodicals; Educational exchanges -- Periodicals; 370.11605
• DOI: 10.1177/1028315319888890
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1028-3153

Abstract

For researchers in the global South, international recognition in science arguably involves engaging with the norms, ideas, and people leading research activity in the global North. This article explores the relationship between international research collaboration and the publication activity of highly cited researchers in Brazil, a country that exerts regional leadership in scientific production in Latin America, but remains relatively peripheral to global science. This study examined the career trajectories and publication patterns of highly cited researchers based in Brazilian universities, using Web of Science and CV data. Our findings show a pattern of international mobility among the Brazilian highly cited researchers from the early stages of their careers. With few exceptions, engagement with the academic Anglosphere is central to their achievement of highly cited status, which is derived from co-authored publications with collaborators from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in large teams.