Abstract
Do world-leading researchers from developing countries contribute to upgrading locally, or do they disengage from the local context? The paper investigates the scientific collaborations of university-based science and technology researchers in the database of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), and analyses the co-authorships of researchers who were ranked by the NRF during the 2001-2007 period. To establish the extent to which a researcher can access knowledge outside the South African academic science and technology research community. and share it inside that community, we develop a measure of 'gatekeeping'. The evidence suggests that there is not a local/global trade-off in knowledge creation in academia in the developing world, and that the world-leading researchers in developing countries may play an especially important role as conduits of new knowledge in their country.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 756-769 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Research Policy |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2012 |
Keywords
- Science and technology
- Research
- Upgrading
- Developing country
- Collaboration
- FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT
- SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTIVITY
- COLLABORATION
- INDUSTRY
- SEARCH
- IMPACT
- SPILLOVERS
- INNOVATION
- JOURNALS