Effects of work environment and collaboration on research productivity in Vietnamese social sciences: evidence from 2008 to 2017 scopus data

Identifying factors that affect research productivity is critical to both the scientific community and policy-makers. This topic is especially useful for developing countries like Vietnam where such studies are scarce with limited original data. This paper, through a manual data collection process t...

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Published in:Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames) 2019-12, Vol.44 (12), p.2132-2147
Main Authors: Vuong, Quan-Hoang, Napier, Nancy K., Ho, Tung Manh, Nguyen, Viet Ha, Vuong, Thu-Trang, Pham, Hiep Hung, Nguyen, Hong Kong To
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Author productivity
Collaboration
College Faculty
Cooperation
Developing countries
Faculty Publishing
Foreign Countries
Higher education
International collaboration
International Cooperation
LDCs
Policy making
Productivity
Research centers
research institutes and universities
Research productivity
Social Science Research
Social sciences
Social Scientists
Teacher Researchers
Vietnam
Work Environment
Writing for Publication
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Summary:Identifying factors that affect research productivity is critical to both the scientific community and policy-makers. This topic is especially useful for developing countries like Vietnam where such studies are scarce with limited original data. This paper, through a manual data collection process that yields the profiles of 406 Vietnamese social scientists with publications in Scopus-indexed journals in 2008-2017, uses the ordinary least squares method to analyse the effects of two factors on research productivity. It adds to the literature by showing the extent to which (i) work environment ('universities' and 'research institutions'); (ii) collaboration affect the adjusted research productivity of social scientists. Contrary to the usual belief, university-affiliated authors in Vietnam turned out to have higher research productivity than institution-affiliated peers. International collaboration could boost research output, although this effect is insignificant among the high-performing authors. The paper also suggests some policy implications for Vietnam facing challenges in science management.
ISSN:0307-5079
1470-174X
DOI:10.1080/03075079.2018.1479845