The phenomenon of scientific mobility in informetric studies
https://doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-10-40-55
Abstract
In the last few years, scientific mobility phenomenon has attracted greater attention of some researchers working in different subject areas due to the increased significance of migration of scientists in the new context of computerization, globalization of science, and an increase in the number of cross- and multidisciplinary studies. This paper briefly describes the main stages of scientific mobility in the 20th and 21st centuries closely related to different types of mobility including the concepts of brain drain and brain gain, brain circulation, and new types of brain networking and synchronous mobility. We also summarized and typed the main approaches developed by researchers when studying scientific mobility. Particular focus was on the subject for studies on mobility with main clusters covering motivations and driving forces, the impact of mobility on research output, pathways of research migration, connections between scientific mobility and research collaborations, and development of approaches to study scientific mobility. It was revealed that most common methods include analysis of curriculum vitae, interviewing and questionnaire surveys, and scientometric methods. Finally, we addressed currently unsolved problems when studying scientific mobility.
About the Authors
V. N. Gureev
A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch;
State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vadim Gureev, Cand. Sc. (Pedagogy), Senior Researcher, Information and Analytical Center, A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch; Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Scientometries, State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
3, acad. Koptyg pr., 630200 Novosibirsk, Russia
N. A. Mazov
A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch;
State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolay Mazov, Cand. Sc. (Technology), Leading Researcher; Head, Information and Analytical Center, A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch; Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Scientometries, State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
3, acad. Koptyg pr., 630200 Novosibirsk, Russia
A. Е. Guskov
State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey Guskov, Cand. Sc. (Technology), Director, State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch
15, Voskhod st., 630200 Novosibirsk, Russia
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