Scientific collaboration network ammong Brazilian universities

an analysis in dentistry area

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https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2012.v6n1.03.p15

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Scientific Collaboration, Social Network Analysis (SNA), Brazilians Universities, Dentistry, Scientific Production.

Abstract

This paper analyses the scientific collaboration network formed by the Brazilian universities that investigate in dentistry area. The constructed network is based on the published documents in the Scopus (Elsevier) database covering a period of 10 (ten) years. It is used social network analysis as the best methodological approach to visualize the capacity for collaboration, dissemination and transmission of new knowledge among universities. Cohesion and density of the collaboration network is analyzed, as well as the centrality of the universities as key-actors and the occurrence of subgroups within the network. Data were analyzed using the software UCINET and NetDraw. The number of documents published by each university was used as an indicator of its scientific production.

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2013-06-21

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Escalona-Fernandez, Maria Isabel, et al. “Scientific Collaboration Network Ammong Brazilian Universities: An Analysis in Dentistry Area”. Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2013, https://doi.org/10.36311/1981-1640.2012.v6n1.03.p15.