Research Article

The Impact of International Research Collaboration Network Evolution on Chinese Business School Research Quality

Table 10

Number and proportion of different type of institutions in top 10, 30, and 50 based on centrality analysis.

Stages2000–20082009–20132014–2018
IndicatorDegree centrality

Rank(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)
Top106 (60%)4 (40%)09 (90%)1 (10%)09 (90%)1 (10%)0
Top3011 (37%)18 (60%)1 (3%)14 (47%)14 (47%)2 (6%)13 (43%)15 (50%)2 (7%)
Top5011 (22%)37 (74%)2 (4%)16 (32%)30 (62%)4 (8%)19 (38%)27 (54%)4 (8%)

IndicatorBetweenness centrality
Rank(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)
Top106 (60%)4 (40%)08 (80%)2 (20%)01000
Top3010 (33%)19 (63%)1 (3%)18 (60%)11 (37%)1 (3%)18 (60%)10 (33%)2 (7%)
Top5013 (26%)35 (70%)2 (4%)20 (40%)26 (52%)4 (8%)23 (46%)23 (46%)4 (8%)

IndicatorCloseness centrality
Rank(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)
Top105 (50%)5 (50%)07 (70%)3 (30%)08 (80%)2 (20%)0
Top308 (27%)21 (70%)1 (3%)14 (47%)15 (50%)1 (3%)14 (47%)14 (47%)2 (6%)
Top5011 (22%)37 (74%)2 (4%)16 (32%)31 (62%)3 (6%)18 (36%)28 (56%)4 (8%)

Note. (1), the number and proportion of domestic universities; (2), the number and proportion of foreign universities; (3), the number and proportion of other institutions (enterprise or research institute).