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How L arge‐ S cale R esearch F acilities Connect to Global Research
Author(s) -
Lauto Giancarlo,
Valentin Finn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/ropr.12027
Subject(s) - internationalization , context (archaeology) , relevance (law) , scale (ratio) , regional science , government (linguistics) , business , political science , public administration , international trade , sociology , geography , linguistics , philosophy , cartography , archaeology , law
Policies for large‐scale research facilities ( LSRF s) often highlight their spillovers to industrial innovation and their contribution to the external connectivity of the regional innovation system hosting them. Arguably, the particular institutional features of LSRF s are conducive for collaborative research. However, based on data on publications produced in 2006–2009 at the N eutron S cience D irectorate of O ak R idge N ational L aboratory in T ennessee (United States), we find that internationalization of its collaborative research is restrained by coordination costs similar to those characterizing other institutional settings. Policies mandating LSRF s should consider that research prioritized on the basis of technological relevance limits the international reach of collaborations. Additionally, the propensity for international collaboration is lower for resident scientists than for those affiliated with domestic universities or government laboratories. Policies conceiving LSRF s as “knowledge attractors” therefore should consider the complementarities between research at a LSRF and in its academic context at a regional or national level.