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Research Article
The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks
Article first published online: 16 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21629
© 2011 ASIS&T
Issue
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 62, Issue 11, pages 2121–2132, November 2011
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How to Cite
Pepe, A. (2011), The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 62: 2121–2132. doi: 10.1002/asi.21629
Publication History
- Issue published online: 14 OCT 2011
- Article first published online: 16 AUG 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: 12 JUL 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 11 JUL 2011
- Manuscript Received: 29 MAR 2011
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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.