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Network Dynamics and Communities in Applied Biomedical Research

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  • Olivier Dupouët
  • Bastien Bernela
  • Marie Ferru

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We investigate the emergence and structuration of the research on prion. Resorting to bibliometric data and tools from social network analysis, we look at the progressive appearance of a dense social network of researchers working on prion. We suggest that the relevant unit of analysis of medical knowledge creation is the community. We then detail how isolated communities emerge and connect to one another to produce a connected network. We then investigate the link creation dynamics to understand the collaboration patterns that the emergence of the observed macro-structures explains at a micro-level, showing that these micro-dynamics evolve over time as the field matures. JEL Codes: O31, O33, D8

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  • Olivier Dupouët & Bastien Bernela & Marie Ferru, 2019. "Network Dynamics and Communities in Applied Biomedical Research," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(3), pages 213-233.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_pr1_0053
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    Keywords

    Community; Dynamic Network; Knowledge Network; Prion and Scrapie;
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    JEL classification:

    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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