China-born scholars' intellectual capital

A Network Approach

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ID3651298
AuthorsXiaojie Li (0000-0002-6326-4930, University of Arizona, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume49
Issue18
Pages4681-4698
Publication date2023-11-08
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2023.2270337
OpenAlexW4388127893
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited37

Foreign-born scholars can accumulate and/or utilise their intellectual capital (IC) through intellectual migration. IC is a combination of transferrable human, cultural, and social capital. While IC has been conceptualised, no known studies have measured it. As foreign-born scholars often develop academic networks that transcend geographical and ethnic boundaries, their IC should not be simplified as a single scale. Adopting the ego-centric network analysis method, this study proposes an approach to quantify foreign-born scholars’ IC based on their co-author network. This approach includes a group of measures to capture IC within and between different geographic and ethnic contexts. Based on the co-authorship data collected among China-born scholars at a public research university in the U.S., this study examines how their IC levels evolve over time, differ between younger- and older-generation scholars, and whether they are influenced by where one receives a PhD degree

China · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Human capital · Intellectual capital · Political science · Regional science · Social capital · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks

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