ASEAN-EU
research
collaboration

The SEA-EU-NET project

• FP7 funded
• supporting ASEAN-EU research cooperation and related policy dialogue
• Runtime: 4 years (Oct 2012 to Sep 2016)
• Coordination: DLR/Germany
• Activities:
• Stakeholder dialogue
• H2020 information
• Thematic workshops
• Alumni activities
• Analyses → Bibliometrics

Key message 1

Research output in the ASEAN region is growing fast(er than the world average) – expanding research potential

ASEAN countries' publication output
during the past 10 years (2004-2013), by country

Results

Thailand 2004-2013: 89881 records
→ 22% of ASEAN output

Key message 2

The European Research Area is ASEAN‘s main co-publication partner region in the world

ASEAN co-publications with important partners (2004-2013)

Key message 3

The Thai research landscape is fairly internationalised

ASEAN countries' co-publications (2004-2013)

Results

40% of thai research output are international co-publications
(more than in MY, less than in SG)

Key message 4

Relevant role of the US and Japan
but trend towards ERA
Thailand as a relevant hub for neighbouring countries

Thai copublications with important partners (2004-2013)

ASEAN countries' co-publications with ERA (2004-2013)

Results

ASEAN-EU 2004-2013: 52281 records
→ 13% of ASEAN output

Results

Thailand-EU 2004-2013: 11490 records

• 13% of Thailand‘s output (same as share of ASEAN-EU co-publications in ASEAN overall publications)
• 22% of ASEAN-EU co-publications (same share as Thailand‘s publications in overall ASEAN publications)

Key message 5

Thematically, biomedical research plays a more important role in EU-Thailand co-publications than in Thailand output in general; ICTs, social sciences and engineering a lesser

Thematic areas in Thai research publications

Source: FP7 participation data (CORDIS)

ASEAN publications (2004-2013) per topic.

Summary

1. ASEAN research output is growing fast(er than the world average)
2. ERA as ASEAN‘s main co-publication partner region in the world
3. Thai research: fairly internationalised
4. Trend towards ERA, not (yet?) as much as ASEAN countries; role of Japan
5. Biomedical research higher; ICTs, social sciences and engineering lesser role in TH-ERA co-publications

Organisations with the highest co-publication output with ERA countries - ASEAN

Organisations with the highest co-publication output with ERA countries - Thailand

Thailand's most important ERA partner institutions