What is conducive to the development of scientific cooperation between scientists?

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What is important in building international research teams?

On what foundations should long-term scientific cooperation between scientists be developed?

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Best wishes

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Accepted Answer

Dear Researchers, Scientists, Friends,
In the New Year 2024, I wish you to fulfill your scientific plans, to achieve exceptional success in your scientific research, to publish very good scientific publications in interesting research topics, to develop good scientific cooperation, to develop joint team research projects, to cooperate well in research teams, in jointly conducting scientific research and publishing the results of the conducted scientific research.
All the best,

wishes

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Olga Bykova · Answer

1) similar interests and goals
2.) Interdisciplinary type of collaboration
3) Similar work ethics

Olga Bykova · Answer

And also similar standards ( research, work, and etc).

Khansaa Azeez Obayes Al-Husseini · Answer

(Research cooperation, communication and exchange of ideas and opinions, scientific conferences) .

Srini Vasan · Answer

Commonality of interests, supplementing talents and knowledge, working toward a common goal, a high emphasis on research ethics and sharing of information promptly.

Milena B. &#x10C;uki&#x107; · Answer

The same standards in ethics, similar research interest, and of course it is better when you work with someone you like as a person.

Teddy Lian · Answer

First, they must have commitment to the mission, vision and goals of the organization.

Second, they are able to present their ideas, even if different and unusual to others.

Third, they have the necessary time and resources to work together.

Fourth, they can agree to disagree.

Finally, their knowkedge and silks are complementary, not similar.

Teddy Lian · Answer

Finally, their knowledge and skills are complementary, not similar.

Nyawira Mwangi · Answer

Dear Dariusz Prokopowicz

Eastwood et al (2005) have a list of components for successful international health links (see Table 1 in the attached paper). These would be quite applicable to international research collaboration.
Analysis of an international collaboration for capacity buil...

Maria Laura Ferreyra · Answer

You need motivation and incentives to do it. For example, you need specific programs and rules in order to engage in such cooperation. And also you need National Science and Technology Systems and the National Higher Education Systems to provide recognition and incentives for participation.
Scientists have difficult careers. If they do not get  credit for some activity or action  in a way that helps them advance their careers, it is highly unlikely that they will engage in it for long.
One exception is  cooperation to solve scientific issues or problems (sustainable development, environmental, social) which might be meaningful for the scientists themselves at a personal level.

Elena-Izabela Popa · Answer

Comunicare stiintifica si cooperare pentru dezvoltare.
Valorizarea oamenilor de stiinta, motivarea acestora si pretuirea competentei si a performantei.
Politici guvernamentale care sa incurajeze si sa stimuleze oamenii de stiinta, cercetatorii si oamenii care aduc plus valoare in domeniul in care activeaza.

Jesus Enrique Reyes Acevedo · Answer

considero que lo mas relevante se encuentra en la priorizacion de temas de investigacion, que puedan solucionar y aportar del bienestar general de la poblacion

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG,
I propose a discussion on the following topic:
Development of cooperation of international research teams in the Internet era.

The above discussion inspired me to formulate the following questions:
Can new online media help in the development of research conducted by international research teams? What is the impact of social media portals on the development of science? What are the other features and functions of social media portals that the Research Gate website does not have, and which should be added to this portal because they are useful and available on other websites?
On the basis of the above considerations and conclusions from the discussion on interesting issues discussed, I formulated the following thesis that there may be other features and functions of social media portals that the Research Gate website does not have, which should be added to this portal because they are useful and available on other websites. In this way, Research Gate could be improved to meet the needs of users, researchers and scientists.
Below I have described the key determinants confirming the formulated research thesis. To the above discussion I would like to add the following conclusion formulated as a summary of my earlier considerations on this topic: to define and determine the impact of social media portals on the development of modern science.

In my opinion, the research project can be implemented on an international and organizationalally virtual basis. Information exchange and coordination of necessary activities can be carried out remotely through new online media. The necessary research can also be supported by new online media, including social media. Coarz more often also collecting data for research, conducting surveys is carried out by forms suspended on the Internet. Therefore, I believe that all research projects can be planned and conducted on an international basis and in the form of remote new internet media.

For example, the Research Gate portal is a very useful tool for scientists. It combines the functions of a social media portal with a database of indexation of scientific publications. Improving the RG portal can be accomplished by analyzing the development of other social media portals and adding new functions, a tool for the RG portal that have other social media portals and which the RG portal does not yet have. The Research Gate portal is an information portal and indexation database for scientific publications, having some features and functions of social media portals, however, it is primarily profiled on the issues of scientific research and presenting scientific achievements, including scientific publications. The Research Gate portal is a very useful tool for scientists. It combines the functions of a social media portal with a database of indexation of scientific publications. Improving the RG portal can be accomplished by analyzing the development of other social media portals and adding new functions, a tool for the RG portal that have other social media portals and which the RG portal does not yet have.

On the Research Gate research portal, you can ask questions, provide answers and participate in discussions with other researchers, scientists, research and teaching staff and employees of other institutions. The effectiveness of this solution on the RG portal is determined by many factors, primarily the global scale of the RG portal and profiling into the world of science. First of all, thanks to the opportunity to ask questions, provide answers and participate in discussions on the RG science portal, scientists and researchers can exchange their experiences from conducted research. In this respect, online research gateway stands out from other similar websites developed on the internet.

Thanks to the ability to ask questions, provide answers and participate in discussions, the RG portal enables quick verification of new research concepts and assessment of specific ideas for research and scientific works by other researchers and scientists. In addition, thanks to the participation in discussions of people of science representing the scientific communities of different countries and continents, it is possible to establish and develop international research teams working on similar or the same research projects.

In order for the effectiveness of the discussions on the Research Gate scientific portal to be high, a minimum of the following several issues should be met: topicality and high level of relevance of the scientific topics that are the subject of ongoing discussions. In addition, the growing importance of the issues, the developmental nature of the topics that are the basis of discussions on the Research Gate website. In order for many researchers and scientists to participate in the discussions on the RG portal, the questions and discussion topics should relate to those scientific issues that are the subject of research in many science centers and institutions operating in different countries.

In addition, it is important to maintain specific standards for presenting scientific knowledge and explaining specific problems of ongoing or planned research projects during discussions. The vocabulary used should relate to specific fields of science, so specialized vocabulary used in specific fields and scientific specializations should be used. On the other hand, in order for many people to participate in the discussion, including those representing various fields of science, formulated questions and conducted discussions should not be implemented solely with the use of concepts operating in very narrow fields of science. Questions should concern important issues for people of the world of science, but they should be formulated in a way that they are understandable for scientists and researchers operating in various fields of science.

Because for almost every field of knowledge and science on the Research Gate portal hundreds or thousands of research and analytical questions have been formulated, so many researchers and scientists may find among these questions useful for their research needs specific inspirations to formulate research theses and direct the conducted research processes. Questions formulated on the Research Gate website are often a form of supporting questions for specific theses and research hypotheses. Questions can inspire the search for interesting research concepts and can be an instrument for exchanging experience in the field of research carried out by scientists and researchers operating in different countries on different continents. Discussions conducted on the Research Gate portal can be helpful in developing international scientific cooperation and establishing research teams.

You can draw inspiration for many interesting research projects from the discussions on the Research Gate research portal. During these discussions, you can verify new concepts and ideas about the topics and methods of ongoing or planned research. During these discussions, researchers and scientists will learn different views, different interpretations and assessments for specific proposals for new research projects. During the exchange of views, new concepts of research are verified and the best and the most effective solutions for internationally conducted research projects are often developed.

Discussions conducted on the Research Gate scientific portal can be an inspiration for the establishment and development of international research teams working on similar and the same research topics or conducting research on the same international research projects. International research teams can add value to the world of science related to internationalization and globalization of key research topics and projects. In addition, discussions on the Research Gate research portal can be an important factor in information globalization for specific, new and important topics in which research is conducted. Research Gate is a representative of new online media, thanks to which topics important for humanity and planet Earth can be developed internationally.

The questions asked at Research Gate differ from each other in many respects, but many, most questions relate to more or less current and important problems recognized and considered, scientifically analyzed. This is a very positive aspect of the Research Gate research portal. In this respect, the Research Gate portal stands out from other internet portals. The advantage of the Research Gate portal over other online media scientific portals, indexation databases of scientific publications and social media portals lies in the fact that the discussions and questions asked on the Research Gate portal represent a high substantive level, the applied scientific approach to the discussed problems and are often an inspiration for opening new , interesting research projects, including research projects conducted by international research teams.

Research shows that Internet users use social media portals in a variety of ways, including the time they spend on a given social media portal. How much time Internet users devote to individual portals is determined by many factors related to the preferences of citizens regarding the expected internet information services as well as the technical characteristics, editorial capabilities, etc. of individual social media portals. In recent years, the importance of individual social media portals will change, such as Facebook, Tweeter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc. The amount of time spent by Internet users browsing the pages of individual social media portals changes, however, it is difficult to answer the question which of these social media portals is better because they are not completely incomparable.

Individual social media portals differ significantly in many issues, and above all in terms of the possibility of graphical insertion of posts, restrictions on the volume of text entered into posts and comments, and in the scope of specific additional functions important for users of these portals. For example, since mid-2018, there has been a decrease in Internet users&#x27; interest in such a social media portal as Facebook and a simultaneous increase in the use of such a portal as Instagram. This is probably related to the increase in sales and use by citizens of smartphones equipped with permanent internet access.

Another important issue in the context of these considerations is the possibility of combining existing profiles on various social media portals. The Research Gate research portal and, for example, the LinkedIn professional portal are completely different types of social media portals. These portals offer users other functions. In a situation when we want to combine our profiles on various social media portals, some portals allow it and some unfortunately do not. Account Research and LinkedIn are not able to link accounts. You can probably only copy links from one portal to another and vice versa. To publish your publications on LinkedIn, you can place a short description of the publication on your LinkedIn profile and attach the publication file. In addition, you can post links to your publications on Research Gate in your posts and messages on your LinkedIn profile.

In connection with the need to establish contacts in the world of science, the need to establish international research teams and conduct research in interdisciplinary and international scope, it is necessary for scientists and researchers to use websites specialized in science issues, also serving as social media portals and also fulfilling the functions of publication indexation databases scientific. Other scientific portals such as Academia.edu and Mendeley appear in discussions on the Research Gate portal. In connection with the above, I am asking you the following question: Does any of you have your profiles on all these scientific portals and carried out a comparative analysis? I regularly use the Research Gate portal, because this portal enables establishing contacts with researchers and scientists also operating in other countries. Are there any significant differences between the two science portals listed above?

Apparently, the functionality of both scientific portals is very similar. However, are there any significant differences in the scope of information services offered, searching for publications as well as researchers and scientists operating in specific science disciplines? Does anyone of you have your profiles on all these scientific portals and conducted a comparative analysis to answer the question: what are the key differences between these portals? Is it worth having your profiles on all these science portals or is it enough to use the Research Gate portal? In addition, do the research portals ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Mendeley do not have any important functions that appear in the standard offer of information services of popular social media portals such as Facebook, Tweeter, LinkedIn, Google+ etc.?

According to the above, in my opinion there may be other features and functions of social media portals that the Research Gate website does not have, and which should be added to this portal because they are useful and available on other websites. In this way, Research Gate could be improved to meet the needs of users, researchers and scientists.

Do you agree with me on the above matter?

In view of the above, I am asking you the following questions:

- What is the importance of asking questions, answering, and participating in discussions on the Research Gate science portal?

- What is the significance of the discussions on the Research Gate website?

- Is it possible to link an account on the Research Gate portal with profiles created on other social media portals, e.g. from LinkedIn?

- Are scientific questions and discussions on the Research Gate portal a determinant of this portal&#x27;s advantage over other internet portals?

- Does new online media help to establish international scientific cooperation?

- Do new internet media, including social media portals help to establish international scientific cooperation between scientists?

- Does new online media help build international research teams carrying out the same research projects or interdisciplinary research?

- In your opinion, does the Research Gate portal help to establish international scientific cooperation?

- What are the other features and functions of social media portals that the Research Gate website does not have, and which should be added to this portal because they are useful and available on other websites?

- How could the Research Gate portal be improved to meet the needs of users, researchers and scientists?

- What is the impact of social media portals on the development of science?

- Can new online media help in the development of research conducted by international research teams?

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this topic?

Please reply

I invite you to discussion

thank you very much

Best wishes

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Jesus Enrique Reyes Acevedo,
Yes, in the context of the development of science, hierarchy of research topics is important.

Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Elena-Izabela Popa,
Yes, I agree with your opinion on the issues of determinants of effective development of science. These determinants include appreciating scientists, policies that activate research in specific scientific disciplines, developing a subsidy system, financial support for research, etc.

Thank you, Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Agnieszka Marek · Answer

I guess that you have to share interests in similar research topic. Sometimes it might be two different topics but at least loosely related. Secondly, I&#x27;d say you have to build relationship based on trust which allows you to work together. Thirdly, all scientists in the network should be engaged in the research and support each other. Then we have a chance for the success based on trust and synergy :)
Best regards,
AM

Mikheil Bichia · Answer

Common research interests are important in this process, as well as the emergence of a relationship based on trust and collaboration with other scientists.

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Agnieszka Marek,
Yes, I fully agree with the determinants of good cooperation implemented by you in a team of researchers and scientists working on a joint research project or cooperating with each other in various research projects related to the issue, research topic or other factors.

Thank you, Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Mikheil Bichia,
That&#x27;s right. Common topics, issues, areas of research, mutual trust and support are the key to effective cooperation between scientists and researchers and a significant success factor in the field of research.

Thank you, Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

In my opinion, the development of ICT and Industry 4.0 information technologies, the use of Internet remote communication, the increase in digitization and internationalization of communication processes taking place during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, the development of online social networks, e.g. the Research Gate portal increases the opportunities development of international cooperation in the world of science. 
I invite you to the discussion, 
Thank you very much, 
Best regards, 
Dariusz Prokopowicz

Deleted profile · Answer

I am interested in international collaboration.

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Marian George Nassif,
I am also interested in scientific cooperation on an international scale. 
Thank you, Regards, 
Dariusz Prokopowicz

Dariusz Prokopowicz · Answer

Dear Researchers, Scientists, Friends,
In the New Year 2025, I wish you every success in your scientific research, scientific, scientific and didactic work, pedagogical and other fields of activity, only pleasant surprises, interesting scientific research results, development of good scientific cooperation in research teams and on this Research Gate portal, new excellent scientific publications, high their citability, proper respect for research results in the sphere of business, increase of good cooperation also between scientific circles and the sphere of economic entities, public institutions and others, solving global but also regional problems of civilization development through the use of scientific research results, etc. I wish the development of cooperation under conditions of respect for different cultures, under conditions of tolerance, kindness, searching for what unites us and not what divides us.
wishes
Dariusz Prokopowicz

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