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Collaborative Research: About Licensing, Waiving, and Ownership
Collaborative Research: About Licensing, Waiving, and Ownership
How open licenses can simplify international research when multiple research projects are involved and when projects have ended.
Self-Organised Scientific Crowds to Remedy Research Bureaucracy
In an era where research bureaucracy is the biggest burden bestowed upon scientists, some are seeking practical solutions.
The Changing Face of Scientific Collaboration
A spirit of collective enterprise in scientific research is being replaced by a rush to assign precise credit for who did what.
How Scientific Success in Physics Depends on Network Positions
Utilizing 250,000 papers from ArXiv.org we construct large coauthorship networks to investigate how individual network positions influence scientific success. Surprisingly, inter(sub)disciplinary collaborations decrease the probability of getting a paper published in specialized journals for almost all positions.
Researchers or Corporate Allies? Think Tanks Blur the Line
Think tanks are seen as independent, but their scholars often push donors’ agendas, amplifying a culture of corporate influence in Washington.
The Interdependence of Scientists in the Era of Team Science
How is the rise in team science and the emergence of the research group as the fundamental unit of organization of science affecting scientists’ opportunities to collaborate?
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
A paper exploring the dynamics of interdisciplinary research in Italy over 10 years of scientific collaboration on research projects.
The communities of Science
"Science is, indeed, a profoundly social activity": Jeremy Berg's first Science editorial
Building successful collaborations
Explore the benefits of building bridges and pick up some tips about how to do it in this collection of articles from our archives.
Why Collaboration in Research Matters: An Interview with Mark Hahnel, Founder of figshare
Why Collaboration in Research Matters: An Interview with Mark Hahnel, Founder of figshare
We interviewed Mark Hahnel, founder of figshare to discuss Collections, a new, free resource developed by the figshare team, and how researchers can use this.
How regular people can help shape science
Not a scientist? As David Lang shows, you can still play a meaningful role in solving science’s hardest problems.
Collaboration and Tribalism in Science
When physicists and mathematicians venture into the social sciences, new discoveries await — but a lot of bickering and mistrust must be overcome first.
Gone is the solitary genius – science today is a group effort
Where once scientists used to be solitary creatures, today science is a highly collaborative affair, and the latest research in ecology is no exception.
Benefits and Implications of EU and Global Collaboration by UK Universities - Digital Science
Benefits and Implications of EU and Global Collaboration by UK Universities - Digital Science
A report on international academic collaboration across the UK research base and on the implications of EU and global collaboration for universities, research assessment and the economy.
International collaboration 'crucial' for universities
Universities need to expand international engagement to remain competitive, according to a report by Digital Science.
Evolution and convergence of the patterns of international scientific collaboration
Evolution and convergence of the patterns of international scientific collaboration
This study shows that the long-run patterns of international scientific collaboration are generating a convergence between applied and basic fields. This convergence of collaboration patterns across research fields might be one of contributing factors that supports the evolution of scientific disciplines.
Research gets increasingly international
Big US report documents increases in international collaboration and Chinese science output.
Authorship abuse is the dark side of collaboration
Too many senior scholars abuse their power when it comes to assigning credit.
Built on trust
Written agreements between parties in research collaborations are not a sign of a lack of faith.
Problems in academic research co-authoring
An empirically-informed conceptual model to explain co-author crediting outcomes.
A well-connected world
The small but focused snapshot of research afforded by the Nature Index helps fine-tune analysis of global scientific collaboration.
A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields
A framework to explore the knowledge structure of multidisciplinary research fields
Understanding emerging areas of a multidisciplinary research field is crucial for researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders. For them a knowledge structure based on longitudinal bibliographic data can be an effective instrument.
Does the myth of the solo genius scientist contribute to imposter syndrome?
On the importance of being able to establish and maintain successful collaborations.
Mozilla Science Lab
New ways to help the Science Lab community build tools and solve problems together.
Scientific writing: the online cooperative
Collaborative browser-based tools aim to change the way researchers write and publish their papers.
Love in the lab
Romance often sparks between colleagues, and scientists are no different. Nature profiles four super-couples who have combined love and the lab.
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