Jin, B; Rousseau, R; Suttmeier, RP; Cao, C. The role of ethnic ties in international collaboration: The overseas chinese phenomenon (Article, English) PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTL. CONF. OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II. 2007. p.427-436

[Eugene Garfield]

Author(s): Jin, B (Jin, Bihui); Rousseau, R (Rousseau, Ronald); Suttmeier, 
RP (Suttmeier, Richard P.); Cao, C (Cao, Cong) 

Title: The role of ethnic ties in international collaboration: The 
overseas chinese phenomenon 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
427-436, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: international collaboration; overseas chinese scholars; 
ethnic ties; government policy; ethnic collaboration index (ECI); 
knowledge transfer 

KeyWords Plus: SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; SCIENCE 

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. 

Addresses: Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Sci Lib, Beijing, 100080 Peoples R 
China. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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