Abstract
Highly cited papers are among the most commonly used indicators for measuring scientific excellence. The primary purpose of this study is to determine characteristics of highly cited papers authored or co-authored by Croatian researchers and to identify patterns of their national and cross-national collaboration. The Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection was used for collecting data. Data were filtered for the highly cited papers published in the 2008-2018 period. Half of 428 identified highly cited papers were published in only 18 journals. The distribution across subject areas showed a strong domination of the fields of physics and clinical medicine. The median number of authors per average paper was 30,5, while the same value in the case of Croatian authors was 2. Only 4% of the analysed papers were authored by Croatian researchers only. The national inter-institutional collaboration was marginal and mainly visible through joined collaboration with foreign institutions. European institutions are most frequently found among the authors' addresses. For a small country on the scientific periphery, international cooperation is a prerequisite not only for the publication of highly cited papers but also for acquiring additional research experience in mainstream scientific teams.
Highlights
Science is a gift economy [1] which relies on intangible rewards like recognized contributions to knowledge and impact on ideas of other scientists
The search of the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS CC) resulted in the identification of 428 highly cited papers (HCPs) with at least one Croatian address
The main characteristics of the HCPs authored/co-authored by Croatian researchers are similar to those described in the previous studies
Summary
Science is a gift economy [1] which relies on intangible rewards like recognized contributions to knowledge and impact on ideas of other scientists. Publications allow their readers to identify this background information. A citation is basically an acknowledgment indicating which publication influenced someone’s research and published work. Despite a number of controversial technical questions [3], the citation count is nowadays a standard method of research evaluation and comparison of research performance between individual researchers, departments, and research institutions [4]. The method is used for the country and/or cross-country evaluation of research performance
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