Study on Collaborative Research Output in Social And Behavioral Sciences Among Srilanka And USA

Abstract

ln today's knowledge society, research through international collabor{ion is recognized as malor actor in development and growth of country. Most researchers recognize the importance of collaboration and working in partnership with colleagues both within and ouiside their countries. The percentage of Nobel Prizes in many fields awarded to two or three individuals from different countries for one project gives an indication of the value and frequency of collaborative research in these fields. lnternational Research collaboration of sri Lanka on social sciences between academia and R&D institutions may also allow investigators to see realworld application of research in the field of social and behavioural sciences. The total number6f research output of Sri Lanka in the SBSC/ from 199g to 2Ol2consists of 398 outputs and they were published in 61 different journals. There is a steady increase in productivity during the years 1999-20:12 except fpr marginal fluctuation in certain years. The Sri Lankap rLsearch outputs on Socialand behavioural Sciences have been produced in collaboration with 93 co-untries in tlle world' United States of America is the country which has the most predominant collaboration to share with Sri Lanka with a count of Oo 1t 7 .34o/o), followed by UlG64 (16.087d) and Australia- 49 (12.3go/o). Research outputs through collaboratiory€mong Sri Lanka United States of America on Social and behavioural Sciences are distributed across.19 categories in SBS and Most of the papers published throdgh thiS collaborative research by Sodal and behavioural scientisis deal with "Psychology" and "Economics" which accounts for 36(47.34%) and 1 5 (20.17%) papers respectively. Also the total number of citStions and the citation p"r pup"i has increased in comparison with the earlier years. ThiS paper also describes institutional contribution, preference of journals for cordmunication, contribution of funding agencies, document type for the publication, yearwise output alrd predominant scientists in the collaborative research between sri Lanka arid united States of America on Social and behavioral Sciences during 1999-2012.This study will be brought to the attention and benefit of researchers as well as institutions of Sri Lanka and United States of America