The impact of internationalization on volume and quality of scholarly publication performance

Abstract

This article discusses the effect of academic teaching staff mobility and publication performance. It investigates how international teaching assignments affect research output (measured in terms of publication). The research described covered a large range of publication types (for example in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, book chapters), disciplines and positions, as well as the duration and number of international visits. Generally, short, frequent teaching assignments increased productivity.

Keywords:

• European higher education
• internationalization
• research performance
• teaching staff mobility

Notes

^* We selected a large Flemish public university with approximately 36,000 students and about 9000 staff members. The university employs different categories of staff (tenured academic staff, scientific and project staff, PhD scholarship recipients etc.). According to its mission statement, the university is ‘pursuing excellence’. As for research, the university belongs to the top 100 universities worldwide in most areas of study.

^** Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (FAC_ARTS), Faculty of Law (FAC_LAW), Faculty of Sciences (FAC_SCIENCE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FAC_MED), Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FAC_ENG), Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FAC_ECON), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FAC_VET), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FAC_PPW), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering (FAC_BIO), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FAC_PHARM), Faculty of Political and Social Sciences (FAC_POL).

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Notes on contributors

Adelien Decramer

Adelien Decramer is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Business Administration & Public Administration, University College Ghent, Belgium.

Stijn Goeminne

Stijn Goeminne is is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Business Administration & Public Administration, University College Ghent, Belgium.

Carine Smolders

Carine Smolders is a professor in the Faculty of Business Administration & Public Administration, University College Ghent, Belgium.