2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Ants are an abundant and diverse group with worldwide distribution.
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Given their omnipresence, ecosystem services, and potential
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applications, ants may be excellent models for multiple lines of
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research such as physiology. However, the focus and worldwide
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distribution of ant physiology research are unknown. Given the evidence
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of scientific colonialism in multiple scientific areas -where credit and
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reward are not given to local scientists from developing nations when
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scien-tist s from wealthier nations travel for research -we examined the
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potential for such trends in studies of ant physiology. We investigated
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the frequency of studies and collaborations across countries during 2015
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-2019, which simultaneously allowed us to estimate the most studied
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taxa. We found that the largest proportion of studies was done in Europe
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and North America. Collaboration trends were mainly among high-income
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countries. Nearly one third of the countries that served as sampling
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sites were not represented in authorship (mostly low-and middle-income).
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Furthermore, low-and middle-income countries show a lower proportion of
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authorship or co-authorship when these countries served as sampling
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sites, as compared with high-income countries. This disparity might
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indicate scientific colonialism in the field. However, collaborations
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between institutions from the sampling country and their foreign
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counterparts increased with the per capita Gross Domestic Product,
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suggesting a link between country''s participation in international
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collaboration and its economic prosperity. How publications are
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circulated may further influence trends in scientific colonialism. Both
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the probability that a study reaches the public sphere (Altmetric) and
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the number of citations increase with the impact factor (IF) of the
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journal in which the article was published. Unfortunately, high-IF
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journals often show the highest Article Processing Charges, which can be
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a financial impediment for institutions in low-and middle-income
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countries. Our study highlights factors that influence the process of
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research in this field. The evidence of scientific colonialism in ant
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physiology that we highlight in this study calls for urgent measures to
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promote more equitable collaborative efforts.'
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affiliation: 'Galvez, D (Corresponding Author), Univ Panama, Programa Centroamer Maestria
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Entomol, Ciudad Univ,Apartado 3366, Panama City 4, Panama.
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Virola-V, Brenda Sofia; Abrego, Jeancarlos; Castillo, Dilma; Galvez, Dumas, Univ
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Panama, Programa Centroamer Maestria Entomol, Ciudad Univ,Apartado 3366, Panama
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City 4, Panama.
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Abrego, Jeancarlos; Galvez, Dumas, Sistema Nacl Invest, Edificio 205,Clayton Apartado
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0816, Panama City 02852, Panama.
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Bonilla, Eleodoro, Univ Panama, Escuela Biol, Ciudad Univ,Apartado 3366, Panama
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City 4, Panama.
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Galvez, Dumas, Smithsonian Trop Res Inst, POB 0843, Panama City 03092, Panama.
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Galvez, Dumas, Coiba Scienhf Stn, Calle Gustavo Lara,Bld 145B, Clayton, Vic 0843,
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Australia.'
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author: Virola-V, Brenda Sofia and Abrego, Jeancarlos and Castillo, Dilma and Bonilla,
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Eleodoro and Galvez, Dumas
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author-email: dumas.galvezs@up.ac.pa
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author_list:
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- family: Virola-V
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given: Brenda Sofia
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- family: Abrego
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given: Jeancarlos
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- family: Castillo
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given: Dilma
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- family: Bonilla
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given: Eleodoro
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- family: Galvez
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given: Dumas
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news\_032:115
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files: []
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issn: 1994-4136
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journal: MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS
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keywords: 'Altmetric; ant physiology; Formicidae; global science; Hymenoptera;
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impact factor; parachute science; systematic review; scientific
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colonialism'
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keywords-plus: 'HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE; TEMPERATE; DIVERSITY; ABUNDANCE; JOURNALS;
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ECOLOGY'
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language: English
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number-of-cited-references: '81'
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pages: 115-125
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papis_id: 36ac823345c519e70e30cf46826116c2
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ref: Virolav2022whois
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researcherid-numbers: Gálvez, Dumas/GRY-0855-2022
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Who is working on ant physiology? There is room to improve international collaborations
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000847188200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '32'
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web-of-science-categories: Entomology
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year: '2022'
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