Description
The Global Science Research Project (GlobSci) is a one-time cross-sectional study looking at scientists working in 16 “core” countries. The methodology involved surveying corresponding authors of articles published in 2009 in four fields who were studying or working in one of the 16 countries. The four fields are Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Materials. The articles were restricted to those available in the Web of Science.
The survey resulted in 19,183 records and aimed to produce a comprehensive picture of mobility patterns based on the mobility status of active researchers in 2009.
The study was not designed specifically to model research careers, neither does it adopt a definition of career. However, since the focus is on mobility patterns, the survey focuses on whether certain career milestones have been attained.
Meta-Data [meta_data_study]
Study Title (long) The Global Science Research Project
Study Title (short) GlobSci
Coordinating Institution National Bureau of Economic Research (USA)
Creator Chiara Franzoni; Giuseppe Scellato; Paula Stephan
Contributor -
Sponsor Regional Government of the Piedmont Region (Italy) under the Social Science and Humanities program 2009, IPE Program, National Bureau of Economic Research (USA).
Type One-time cross-sectional
Description of Observations Corresponding authors of articles published in 2009 in four fields of science in Web of Science who were studying or working in one of 16 'core' countries
Waves 1
Duration 2009
URL http://www.nber.org/workinggroups/ipe/ipe_researchproject.html
Documentation https://media.nature.com/original/nature-assets/nbt/journal/v30/n12/extref/nbt.2449-S1.pdf
Publisher National Bureau of Economic Research (USA)
Keywords scientists' mobility patterns, international networks, scientific performance
