The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks
Computers and Society
2011-10-19 v1 Digital Libraries
Social and Information Networks
Physics and Society
Abstract
This article examines the relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship patterns in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, geographically distributed research center. Two social networks are constructed and compared: a network of coauthorship, representing how researchers write articles with one another, and a network of acquaintanceship, representing how those researchers know each other on a personal level, based on their responses to an online survey. Statistical analyses of the topology and community structure of these networks point to the importance of small-scale, local, personal networks predicated upon acquaintanceship for accomplishing collaborative work in scientific communities.
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@article{arxiv.1108.4361,
title = {The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks},
author = {Alberto Pepe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.4361},
year = {2011}
}