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Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration: A Longitudinal Analysis of Global Network Evolution

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The significant direct effects of academic freedom on network evolution across various domains are diminishing.
Countries with strong academic freedom were previously vital to IRC growth, with recent shifts towards homophily.
Homophily effects demonstrate a sorting process between countries based on their levels of freedom and repression.
The analysis covers data from 166 countries using a longitudinal approach from 1993 to 2022.

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Longitudinal analysis shows academic freedom's role in shaping IRC networks, indicating changing dynamics.

Whetsell et al. (2025) studied this question.

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