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Assessing research network and disciplinary engagement changes induced by an NSF program

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  • Jon G. Garner
  • Alan L. Porter
  • Nils C. Newman
  • Todd A. Crowl

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To assess the success of the National Science Foundation's Research Coordination Network (RCN) program, a set of publication measures and visualization tools were used to determine how effective the program is in enhancing interdisciplinary publication and information sharing. The publication patterns of a set of researchers were compared before and after receiving RCN awards. These analyses show significant increases in basic collaboration measures--authors per paper and institutions per paper--following RCN support. Various indications suggest increased linkage among the RCN researchers in terms of extent of co-authoring and of cross-citing each other's work. RCN support appears to foster more interdisciplinary research. Diffusion scores (a new metric) showed that the diversity of articles citing RCN-related articles was similar to those citing control group research. Finally, the articles generated by the project activities showed as especially influential; they appear in high impact journals and are more highly cited. Copyright The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com, Oxford University Press.

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  • Jon G. Garner & Alan L. Porter & Nils C. Newman & Todd A. Crowl, 2012. "Assessing research network and disciplinary engagement changes induced by an NSF program," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(2), pages 89-104, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:21:y:2012:i:2:p:89-104
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