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most citedWhat Large-Scale Publication and Citation Data Tell Us About International Research Collaboration in Europe: Changing National Patterns in Global Contexts

230 citations · 706 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.soc-ph2025★ 176 cited

The European research elite: a cross-national study of highly productive academics in 11 countries

Marek Kwiek

In this paper, we focus on a rare scholarly theme of highly productive academics, statistically confirming their pivotal role in knowledge production across 11 systems studied. The…

cs.DL2024★ 230 cited

What Large-Scale Publication and Citation Data Tell Us About International Research Collaboration in Europe: Changing National Patterns in Global Contexts

Marek Kwiek

This study analyzes the unprecedented growth of international research collaboration (IRC) in Europe during the period 2009-2018 in terms of coauthorship and citation distribution…

physics.soc-ph2024★ 3 cited

The Globalization of Science: The Increasing Power of Individual Scientists

Marek Kwiek

National science systems have become embedded in global science and countries do everything they can to harness global knowledge to national economic needs. However, accessing and…

cs.DL2023

Young Male and Female Scientists: A Quantitative Exploratory Study of the Changing Demographics of the Global Scientific Workforce

Marek Kwiek, Lukasz Szymula

In this study, the global scientific workforce is explored through large-scale, generational, cross-sectional, and longitudinal approaches. We examine 4.3 million nonoccasional sci…

cs.CY2022★ 10 cited

The Young and the Old, the Fast and the Slow: A Large-Scale Study of Productivity Classes and Rank Advancement

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

We examined a large population of Polish science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) scientists (N = 16,083) to study rank advancement and productivity. We u…

cs.DL2022

Once Highly Productive, Forever Highly Productive? Full Professors' Research Productivity from a Longitudinal Perspective

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

This longitudinal study explores persistence in research productivity over time. We examine the trajectories of the academic careers of 2,326 current full professors in 14 STEMM di…

cs.DL2021

Academic vs. Biological Age in Research on Academic Careers: A Large-scale Study with Implications for Scientifically Developing Systems

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

Biological age is an important sociodemographic factor in studies on academic careers (research productivity, scholarly impact, and collaboration patterns). It is assumed that the…

cs.DL2021★ 49 cited

Are Female Scientists Less Inclined to Publish Alone? The Gender Solo Research Gap

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

In solo research, scientists compete individually for prestige, sending clear signals about their research ability, avoiding problems in credit allocation, and reducing conflicts a…

cs.DL2020★ 121 cited

Gender-Based Homophily in Research: A Large-Scale Study of Man-Woman Collaboration

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

We examined the male-female collaboration practices of all internationally visible Polish university professors (N = 25,463) based on their Scopus-indexed publications from 2009-20…

cs.DL2020★ 117 cited

Gender Disparities in International Research Collaboration: A Large-scale Bibliometric Study of 25,000 University Professors

Marek Kwiek, Wojciech Roszka

In this research, we examine the hypothesis that gender disparities in international research collaboration differ by collaboration intensity, academic position, age, and academic…