Visualization Of Scientific Co-authorship In Spanish Universities: From Regionalization To Internationalization

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to visualize the inter-university and international collaborationrnnetworks generated by Spanish universities based on the co-authorship of scientific articles.rnDesign/methodology/approach - The approach takes the form of formulation based on arnbibliometric analysis of Spanish university production from 2000 to 2004 as contained in Web ofrnScience databases, applying social network visualization techniques. The co-authorship data usedrnwere extracted with the total counting method from a database containing 100,710 papers.rnFindings - Spanish inter-university collaboration patterns appear to be influenced by bothrngeographic proximity and administrative and political affiliation. Inter-regional co-authorshiprnencompasses regional sub-networks whose spatial scope conforms rather closely with Spanishrngeopolitical divisions. Papers involving international collaboration are written primarily withrnEuropean Union and North and Latin American researchers. Greater visibility is attained withrninternational co-authorship than with any other type of collaboration studied.rnResearch limitations/implications - Impact was measured in terms of journals rather than eachrnindividual paper. The co-authorship data were taken from the Web of Knowledge and were notrncompared with data from other databases.rnPractical implications - The data obtained in the paper may provide guidance for public policyrnmakers seeking to enhance and intensify the internationalization of scientific production in Spanishrnuniversities.rnOriginality/value - The Spanish university system is in the midst of profound structural change.rnThis is the first paper to describe Spanish university collaboration networks using social networkrnvisualization techniques, covering an area not previously addressed.