The publication activity and migration trends of Ukrainian scientists in the social sciences and humanities during the first two years of the Russo-Ukrainian war
For policymakers and researchers, this provides descriptive evidence of academic resilience and collaboration patterns during conflict, but is incremental as it applies existing bibliometric methods to a new context.
The study analyzes publication activity and migration patterns of Ukrainian social sciences and humanities scholars during the first two years of the Russo-Ukrainian war, finding that most continued their work in Ukraine and that international collaboration primarily occurred through joint projects rather than relocation.
This study analyses the publication activity and migration patterns of Ukrainian scholars in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) during the initial two years of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Focusing on scholars who published at least three papers, the study underscores the resilience of these scholars, who continued their academic endeavours within their homeland despite the conflict. The research utilizes data from the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) to illustrate their continued scientific contributions under adverse conditions. It also highlights the crucial role of international collaboration in supporting Ukrainian SSH research, emphasizing that such collaborations primarily manifest through joint research projects rather than relocation of scholars to foreign institutions.