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The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks

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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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  • Alberto Pepe, 2011. "The relationship between acquaintanceship and coauthorship in scientific collaboration networks," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 62(11), pages 2121-2132, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:62:y:2011:i:11:p:2121-2132
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.21629
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    2. Cimenler, Oguz & Reeves, Kingsley A. & Skvoretz, John, 2015. "An evaluation of collaborative research in a college of engineering," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 9(3), pages 577-590.
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