Academic Inbreeding and Collaboration Patterns: A Comparative Publication Profile of Two Turkish Universities
Higher Education Quarterly, cilt.80, sa.4, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 80 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/hequ.70173
- Dergi Adı: Higher Education Quarterly
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Periodicals Index Online, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, MLA International Bibliography, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Education Collection (ProQuest), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: academic inbreeding, academic mobility, AVESİS, higher education, international collaboration, scientific collaboration, Türkiye
- TED Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study examines how academic inbreeding relates to scientific collaboration through a publication-level comparison of two Turkish universities during 2018–2022: Hacettepe University, a long-established, research-intensive public university and TED University, a young foundation university. Using AVESİS publication records (N = 6292) and staff profiles (N = 1371), authors are classified into two mobility profiles, distinguishing those with international degree or work experience from those whose education and employment are entirely domestic. A publication-level inbreeding category is then assigned according to whether author teams comprise only one profile or combine both. Collaboration is measured across six co-authorship settings, and internationally co-authored publications are further classified by the World Bank income group of partner countries. Findings reveal a marked institutional contrast. At Hacettepe, domestic collaborations are predominantly produced by teams composed entirely of authors with domestic-only education and work experience. Such teams also account for a substantial share of internationally co-authored publications. At TED, internationally co-authored publications more often involve teams composed entirely of authors with international experience. These results suggest that internationalisation can coexist with institutionally reproduced networks shaped by mobility, internal reproduction and network openness.