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Physical proximity between collaborators, especially the first and last authors, strongly predicts research impact, even with modern communication tools. Closer coauthorship correlates with higher citation counts, highlighting the value of in-person collaboration.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical science
  • Collaboration dynamics
  • Scientific impact measurement

Background:

  • Large, geographically dispersed interdisciplinary teams are known for impactful research.
  • The study investigates if physical proximity of collaborators still predicts scientific impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if physical proximity of coauthors is a significant predictor of research impact.
  • To analyze the relationship between author distance and publication citations.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed biomedical science articles by Harvard investigators (1993-2003) with multiple authors.
  • Geocoded author locations and calculated physical distances between coauthors.
  • Correlated author distances with publication citation counts for different author relationships.

Main Results:

  • Geographical proximity between the first and last author significantly predicts impact across various collaboration sizes.
  • Mean citations for the first-last author pair decreased as physical distance increased (within 1 km, same building, same city).
  • This distance-impact correlation was not observed for other author pairings (first-middle, last-middle, middle-middle).

Conclusions:

  • Physical proximity remains a crucial factor in predicting the impact of scientific collaborations.
  • Despite advancements in communication technology, face-to-face interaction appears to enhance research influence.
  • The first-last author's proximity is particularly indicative of a publication's scientific impact.