China–Africa science and technology collaboration: evidence from collaborative research papers and patents
Mammo Muchie & Swapan Kumar Patra
ABSTRACT
This research paper explores how the China–Africa Science and Technology (S&T) relationship has evolved over the years based on two specific outputs: research publications and patents. China–Africa S&T collaborations have evolved after China engaged actively with African countries. China has collaborated with a number of African countries in both publications and patents more than the current inter-African collaborations. However, Chinese collaborations are limited with very few African countries (For example, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco) that are comparatively stronger in S&T infrastructure than many other African countries. This research demonstrates that the China–Africa collaboration is increasing and is likely to grow in the coming years as China is emerging as a leading global research hub in the world.
KEYWORDS: China, Africa, bibliometric, scientometrics, patents, China-Africa collaboration, co-authorship networks, scientific collaboration, social network analysis, Gephi, UCINET, NetDraw
The full text available at : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14765284.2019.1647004?journalCode=rcea20
