Boyack, KW, Using detailed maps of science to identify potential collaborations (Article, English) PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II. 2007. p.124-135

[Eugene Garfield]

Email: kboyack at sandia.gov

Author(s): Boyack, KW (Boyack, Kevin W.) 

Title: Using detailed maps of science to identify potential collaborations 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
124-135, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Cited Reference Count: 13 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007
 
Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN
 
Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: mapping science; paper-level maps; research communities; 
vitality; collaboration 

Abstract: Research on the effects of collaboration in scientific research 
has been increasing in recent years. A variety of studies have been done 
at the institution and country level, many with an eye toward policy 
implications. However, the question of how to identify the most fruitful 
targets for future collaboration in high-performing areas of science has 
not been addressed. This paper presents a method for identifying targets 
for future collaboration between two institutions. The utility of the 
method is shown in two different applications: identifying specific 
potential collaborations at the author level between two institutions, and 
generating an index that can be used for strategic planning purposes. 
Identification of these potential collaborations is based on finding 
authors that belong to the same small paper-level community, using a paper-
level map of science from the combined 2003 SCIE/SSCI/Proceedings 
databases containing nearly 1 million papers organized into 117,435 
communities. 
Addresses: Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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