Paper Info
Title
Network collaboration in the 6th Framework Programmes: country participation in the health thematic area
Abstract
This paper aims to explore the role of each country in the health thematic area of the 6th Framework Programme (6FP) of the EU. We try to explain how the collaborative research processes are generated in a research programme using social network analysis (SNA) tools. We have modelled a one-mode network set up by 2,132 organizations which participate in 601 research projects. This network was shrunk at the country level, obtaining a network of 31 countries. Results show that there is a strong relationship between R&D indicators and the structural position of each country in the network. The paper concludes that the SNA techniques are a suitable tool to assess the country performance in the EU research programmes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/s11192-010-0212-x
Scientometrics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Scientometrics,EU research programmes,Network analyses,Country collaboration
Data mining,Public relations,Computer science,Social network analysis,Knowledge management,Thematic map,Scientometrics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
84
3
0138-9130
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
ortega priego122114.20
Isidro F. Aguillo238827.81