The role of ethnic ties in international collaboration: The overseas Chinese phenomenon

Bihui Jin, Ronald Rousseau, Richard P. Suttmeier, Cong Cao

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Abstract

The term 'Overseas Chinese Phenomenon' is used here to refer to the fact that scientists of Chinese descent play an important role in international collaboration between mainland China and the rest of the world. In this paper, we review international collaboration between ethnic Chinese scientists in eight countries - USA, England, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Australia, and South Korea - and colleagues in China itself. Our analysis shows that while ethnic ties play an important role as a bridge between China and the country of residence, policies of the Chinese government with respect to international collaboration and overseas Chinese reinforce the growth of ethnically based co-authorship.

Original languageEnglish
Pages427-436
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2007 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 25 Jun 200727 Jun 2007

Conference

Conference11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2007
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period25/06/0727/06/07

Keywords

  • Ethnic collaboration index (ECI)
  • Ethnic ties
  • Government policy
  • International collaboration
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Overseas Chinese scholars

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems

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