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Relationship between authors’ structural position in the collaboration network and research productivityCase of Indian earth scientists.
- Source :
- Program; 2014, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p355-369, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compute and analyze the topological properties of co-authorship network formed between earth scientists in India. As a case study, the authors evaluate bibliographic data of authors who have contributed research articles in the Journal of the Geological Society of India, a premier earth science journal in India. Design/methodology/approach – Research articles totaling 3,903 records from 1970 to 2011 were harvested from the ISI Web of Science SCI database and analyzed using Social Network Analysis. Findings – The author productivity in terms of number of papers published followed Lotka's law with β=2.1027. A dense giant component was detected that spanned 73 percent of the network with a density of 0.0017 and clustering coefficient of 0.631, suggesting high level of knowledge diffusion and a rapid flow of information and creativity in this network. Local metrics were calculated using degree, betweenness and closeness centralities. A strong correlation was seen between degree and author productivity (number of works) and betweenness centrality and author productivity, suggesting that author's number of connections and controlling “in-between” position in the network may be providing the authors’ with the knowledge and resources to be more productive. Originality/value – The impact of human actions on the earth systems is a hot topic of research in India. This is one of the first works that investigates co-authorship networks of Indian earth science researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases
DIGITAL libraries
SOCIAL network analysis
EARTH sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00330337
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Program
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99128683
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-01-2013-0002