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War and Peace: The Peculiarities of Ukrainian-Russian Scientific Cooperation Dynamics Against the Background of Russian Military Aggression in Ukraine, in 2014-2016
Serhii Nazarovets
TL;DR
The paper examines how Russian military intervention affected Ukrainian-Russian scientific cooperation, addressing limited broad evidence on Ukraine’s international collaborations. Using Scopus bibliometric analysis of co-authored publications from 2007–2016, it finds that international collaborations continued, while exclusive Ukrainian-Russian publications declined slightly in 2016.
Problem
Broad analyses of Ukraine’s international scientific cooperation were lacking, while existing bibliometric studies focused on individual fields.
Method
The study uses Scopus bibliometric analysis of articles and conference proceedings co-authored by researchers affiliated with Ukrainian and Russian institutions during 2007–2016.
Results
International co-publication involving foreign co-authors did not significantly change after the war began, whereas 2016 saw a slight decrease in publications exclusively co-authored by Ukrainian and Russian institutions.
Takeaways & Limitations
Ukrainian and Russian scientists continued participating in international scientific collaborations despite involving researchers from the aggressor country.
Takeaways & Limitations
The data do not establish that Ukrainian-Russian cooperation was remarkably effective or successful, and some results published in regional journals remain absent from international databases.
Abstract
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The paper presents the results of bibliometric analysis of publications that were co-written by authors affiliated with Ukrainian and Russian institutions in 2007-2016 according to Scopus. Results of the study show that Ukrainian and Russian scientists have not refused to carry out joint research in major international projects, but a decrease in the number of works, written by Ukrainian and Russian scientific institutions staff members in 2016, provides evidence on the threat and negative impact the Russian military intervention brings to cooperation in science. The findings are important for generating the science development programs in Ukraine.