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A Spatial Analysis of Research Collaboration by Using Co-authorship Publications (공동저술 논문을 이용한 연구협력에 대한 공간적 분석)

  • Beck, Yeong Ki
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.641-657
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    • 2015
  • Nowadays research collaboration between the business, academic and governmental community is high on the policy agenda in all over the world, especially with regard to science-based technological innovation. The aim of this paper is to explore some of the changing spatial patterns of research collaboration by carrying out bibliometric analysis of co-authorship publications in major international and scientific journals that are jointly realized by Korean scientists and researchers in the seven science-based technologies for the period 2002~2012. Using the co-authored papers as an indicator of research collaboration with the institutional address of each co-authoring researcher and the geographic location of their affiliation, this paper describes some trends and patterns of domestic and international research collaborations. Identifying a rapid increase in the volume of co-authored papers and the trend towards multiple authorships over the last decade, the paper finds collaborative scientific research to be geographically dispersed at the different spatial scales. Despite the rising geographic dispersion of research collaboration within the nation, this paper finds that there were empirical evidences for the presence of localized knowledge production processes at regional level, and biased knowledge flows towards core areas with advanced research resources.

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Social Network Analysis on Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Convergence Technologies Specialists (융합기술전문가의 공동연구에 대한 사회적 연결망 분석)

  • Lee, Jung-Mann;Choi, Min-Seok
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.415-428
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    • 2010
  • Converging technologies have become a major issue in science policy. This paper describes the current state of scientific collaboration for convergent technologies among researchers in South Korea, by conducting Social Network Analysis (SNA) with the data set of 1,095 researchers who have involved in the development of the convergent technologies. It is found that the researchers in convergent technology are more productive than the researchers in other technology domains. However, the researchers in convergent technologies have small number of collaborators, compared with their productivity. Only a few researchers have a role of the hub in the collaboration networks, meaning that the structure network is closer to than the core than the peripheral. The scientific collaboration network of the convergent technology researchers shows that the members of the network are close to each other, but there is small number of cliques.

Prospects for Future Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

  • Lai, Claudia K.Y.
    • Perspectives in Nursing Science
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2007
  • Background: Intersectoral and multidisciplinary collaboration is becoming more prominent in all facets of government, health, social services, and scientific endeavors. An interplay of a multitude of driving forces moves multiple disciplines forward to achieve quality outcomes in health and social sciences services and research. Aim: This paper aims at discussing the prospects for future multidisciplinary collaboration. If inter organizational integration and multidisciplinary collaboration are the ways of the future in academia and the scientific world, it then becomes crucial to examine what lies ahead for the nursing profession, Discussion: This paper argues that in order for multidisciplinary endeavors to succeed, the leaders in multidisciplinary teams shoulder the largest share of the responsibilities involved. In developing a lasting team constituting professionals from different disciplines, the leader needs to include the right individuals in the team, identify a common goal, build trusting relationships through open communication and interprofessional education, and empower members through creating room for autonomy and at the same time allowing space for personal development. The leader will need to utilize information technologies to manage communication issues in a large multi-site multidisciplinary project. Lastly, he or she must be able to demonstrate team productivity through process and outcome evaluation. It needs to be emphasized that it falls to each individual nurse to speak up and act upon what nursing believes and represents in our quest for success in multidisciplinary endeavors. Conclusion: The significance of the role of the leader is paramount for a team to succeed. Yet there is no prospect if only a handful of exceptional nurse leaders are moving ahead in multidisciplinary endeavors. Without the actualization of professional roles by each individual nurse, the profession will have no prospect in collaborations across disciplines.

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A Scientometric Social Network Analysis of International Collaborative Publications of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

  • Nishavathi, E.;Jeyshankar, R.
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.64-76
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    • 2020
  • Scientometrics and social network analysis (SNA) measures were used to analyze the international scientific collaboration (ISC) of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a period of 10 years (2009-2018). The dataset consists of 19,622 records retrieved from the Scopus database. The mean degree of collaboration 0.95 implied that researchers of AIIMS tend to collaborate domestically (80.29%) and internationally (14.67%). The data exhibits a hyper authorship pattern, and a medium-size research team consists of 4 to 10 authors who contributed a maximum of 62.08% (12,182) publications. 71.97% of research findings are scattered in journal articles. The most preferred journals published 58.55% of medical literature. An undirected collaboration network is constructed in Pajek to study the ISC of AIIMS during the period 2009-2018 which consists of 179 vertices (Vn) and 11,938 edges. The degree centrality (Dc) identified that the United States of America (Dc - 54; CC - 0.99) and United Kingdom (Dc - 41; 0.98) are the most collaborative countries in the whole network as well as the most influential countries. The Louvain community detection method is used to detect influential research groups of AIIMS. The temporal evolution of ISC of AIIMS studied through scientometrics and SNA measures shed light on the structure and properties of ISC networks of AIIMS. It revealed that AIIMS, India has taken keen steps to enrich the quality of research by extending and encouraging the collaboration between institutions and industries at the international level.

Building on successful existing collaborations with the University of Arizona

  • Kim, Jinyoung Serena
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.70.2-70.2
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    • 2015
  • Scientific collaborations and observational programs have been on-going between astronomers in Korea and the Steward Observatory/University of Arizona. I will present such existing collaboration models/examples between research groups or individuals and astronomers in KASI or in other institutions and universities in Korea. Building on existing collaborations we would like to further develop opportunities for future scientific collaborations and encourage scholarly exchanges between students, researchers, and faculty members in Korea and Steward Observatory/University of Arizona. In this talk I will also discuss current status of observational programs of Korean astronomers using U of A facilities (MMT and Magellan), as well as successful collaboration examples between Steward Observatory and astronomical institutions in other countries.

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A Study on the global trend of international collaborations in the field of Computer Science and collaboration strategies for Korea (컴퓨터과학 분야 국제 공동연구의 세계적 추세 및 한국의 협력 방안 연구)

  • Kang, Hye-Jin;Shim, We;Noh, Kyung-Ran;Kwon, Oh-Jin
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.9 no.8
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    • pp.955-964
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    • 2014
  • The more importance of international collaboration has increased, the more studies on statues of international collaboration are increasing. However, few studies have attempted to identify the international collaboration. This article aims at a multidirectional characterization of the international collaboration in the field of Computer Science by analysis of articles published in the SCOPUS database. We applied Probabilistic Affinity Index(PAI) and Indicator of Collaboration Strength(ICS) for measuring the intensity of scientific collaboration among countries, and index of Incremental Citation Impact(ICI) for measuring the quality of international collaboration. These analyses identify the trends of international collaboration in the field of Computer Science and it's effect by nation.

A Study on the Structure of Scientific Collaboration Networks in "The Journal of The Korea Institute of Electronic Communication Sciences" (한국전자통신학회 논문지에 나타난 공동연구 네트워크의 구조에 관한 연구)

  • Hahn, Hyuk;Kwon, Oh-Jin;Kang, Hye-Jin;Shim, We;Noh, Kyung-Ran
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.671-678
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    • 2013
  • The rise of collaboration in science or technology has increased the need to understand collaboration networks. The purpose of this paper is to identify the structure of collaboration research networks in "The Journal of the Korean Institute of Electronic Communication Sciences". To accomplish this purpose, we have collected and analysed the data from co-authored papers published from 2006 to 2013 in this journal. It shows that there are 12 collaboration sub-networks based on the locality of authors in this journal.

COLLABORATION BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN RAISING THE PROFILE OF ASTRONOMY RESEARCH

  • HENGST, SHANE;AKHTER, SHAILA
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.735-736
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    • 2015
  • The Physics Outreach Unit at UNSW Australia contributes to the goals of the IAU's Commission 55 by collaborating with established institutions to improve public engagement with science. We aim to not only increase public awareness of astronomy but also ensure the benefits to society of our scientific endeavours are understood. We have found collaborating with like-minded institutions who are working in similar spaces allows both parties to make a larger impact than working alone. For example, our long-term collaboration with the Australian Museum provides the opportunity to engage urban and rural communities with science, audiences to which we do not normally have easy access. To increase our national presence we are exploring new relationships with other institutions, in particular the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), in hosting events such as public talks with eminent astronomers, star parties and astronomical workshops. These partnerships help build firm foundations for planning future events, in particular during the International Year of Light 2015.

Global Collaboration of R&D: A Case of Samsung Electro-Mechanics and UT Dallas (글로벌 R&D협력: Samsung Electro-Mechanics와 UT Dallas대학 사례연구)

  • Suh, Sang-Hyuk;Lee, Sun-Young
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.174-194
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    • 2014
  • Collaborative technology development is now one of the most significant modes of activity in the global scientific community. However, the international cooperation of science and technology simultaneously provides opportunities and challenges, and the results of global R&D collaboration can be positive or negative as the cooperation conditions of the parties may be different according to the types or characteristics of the participants and the pattern, purpose, and motivation of cooperation. In order to minimize the risk and improve the performance of cooperation, more comprehensive as well as micro-level research is needed. This study investigates a case of successful collaborative R&D conducted by several firms, universities, and public research organizations in both Korea and the U.S.A. The aim of this study is to identify the factors of successful R&D collaboration.

Design and Prototyping of Scientific Collaboration Platform over KREONET (KREONET 기반의 과학기술협업연구 플랫폼(RealLab) 설계 및 프로토타입 구축)

  • Kwon, Yoonjoo;Hong, Wontaek
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.4 no.9
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    • pp.297-306
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    • 2015
  • Cloud computing has been increasingly used in various fields due to its flexibility, scalability, cost effectiveness, etc. Recently, many scientific communities have been attempting to use cloud computing as a way to deal with difficulties in constructing and operating a research infrastructure. Especially, since they need various collaborations based on networking, such as sharing experimental data, redistributing experimental results, and so forth, cloud computing environment that supports high performance networking is required for scientific communities. To address these issues, we propose RealLab, a high performance cloud platform for collaborative research that provides virtual experimental research environment and data sharing infrastructure over KREONET/GLORIAD. Additionally, we describe some RealLab use cases for showing the swift creation of experimental environment and explain how massive experimental data can be transferred and shared among the community members.