Gonzalez-Alcaide, G; Aleixandre-Benavent, R; Navarro-Molina, C; Valderrama-Zurian, JC Coauthorship networks and institutional collaboration patterns in reproductive biology FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 90 (4): 941-956 OCT 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: gregorio.gonzalez at uv.es 

Author(s): Gonzalez-Alcaide, G (Gonzalez-Alcaide, Gregorio); Aleixandre-
Benavent, R (Aleixandre-Benavent, Rafael); Navarro-Molina, C (Navarro-
Molina, Carolina); Valderrama-Zurian, JC (Valderrama-Zurian, Juan Carlos) 

Title: Coauthorship networks and institutional collaboration patterns in 
reproductive biology 

Source: FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 90 (4): 941-956 OCT 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: analysis of social networks; reproductive biology; 
scientific collaboration; scientific publications 

Keywords Plus: SOCIETY; INFORMATION 

Abstract: Objective: Reproductive biology is a highly productive area. By 
analyzing papers published in the major journals in the period 2003-2005, 
the collaborative patterns were characterized.
Design: Original research papers published in 2004 in the journals 
included in the first quartile of the category "Reproductive Biology" of 
the Journal Citation Reports (2005) were selected. A bibliometric analysis 
was carried out with the information obtained, thus building up the 
networks of coauthorship and institutional collaboration.
Result(s): A total of 4,702 papers were analyzed, 96.75% signed in 
collaboration by two or more authors, the authors per paper index being 
5.24; 73.73% of the papers were collaborations between institutions. The 
U.S.A. and the U.K. headed the absolute productivity ranking in number of 
papers, and adapting the data with respect to the population, Israel, 
Australia, and other European countries, such as Finland, Belgium, Sweden, 
and The Netherlands, had notable contributions.
Conclusion(s): We identified the networks of authors who publish in the 
journals with the greatest impact factor. Only some of the most productive 
institutions have consolidated collaborative relationships with other 
institutions. We identified the scientific "isolation" of some countries 
which, although their productivity is high, have a small number of 
international collaborations. 

Addresses: [Gonzalez-Alcaide, Gregorio; Aleixandre-Benavent, Rafael; 
Navarro-Molina, Carolina; Valderrama-Zurian, Juan Carlos] Univ Valencia, 
Inst Hist Ciencia Documentac Lopez Pinero, CSIC, Fac Med, Valencia 46010, 
Spain 
Reprint Address: Gonzalez-Alcaide, G, Univ Valencia, Inst Hist Ciencia 
Documentac Lopez Pinero, CSIC, Fac Med, Av Blasco Ibanez 15, Valencia 
46010, Spain. 

E-mail Address: gregorio.gonzalez at uv.es 

Cited Reference Count: 17 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 

Publisher Address: 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA 

ISSN: 0015-0282 

DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1378 

29-char Source Abbrev.: FERT STERIL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Fertil. Steril. 

Source Item Page Count: 16 

Subject Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology; Reproductive Biology 

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