Measuring and Visualizing Research Collaboration and Productivity

Jon Garner; Alan L. Porter; Andreas Leidolf; Michelle Baker

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Measuring and Visualizing Research Collaboration and Productivity

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Journal of Data and Information Science

Volume 3 (2018): Issue 1 (February 2018)

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Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 54 - 81

Received: May 20, 2017

Accepted: Jul 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0004

Keywords
Bibliometrics, Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Research evaluation, Research collaboration mapping, Science visualization, Scientometrics, Social network analysis

© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Publications indexed by Web of Science for authors in three groups of researchers from Utah, 2010–2016.

Average times cited per year since publication (based on Web of Science) for authors in three groups of researchers from Utah, 2010–2016.

iUTAH publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2014–2016.

CG1 publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2014–2016.

iUTAH publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2010–2012.

CG1 publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2010–2012.

CG2 publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2010–2012.

CG2 publications overlaid on a science map based on Web of Science categories, 2014–2016.

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the Before period (2010–2012), separated by institution and discipline.

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the After period (2014–2016), separated by institution and discipline.

Co-Author map of CG1 researchers for the Before period (2010–2012), separated by institution and discipline.

Co-Author map of CG1 researchers for the After period (2014–2016), separated by institution and
discipline — Co-Author map of CG1 researchers for the After period (2014–2016), separated by institution and discipline

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the Before period (2010–2012), separated by institution and gender.

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the After period (2014–2016), separated by institution and gender.

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the Before period (2010–2012), separated by institution and rank.

Co-Author map of iUTAH researchers for the After period (2014–2016), separated by institution and rank.

Publication and citation metrics of authors in three groups of environmental researchers from Utah, 2010–2016.

	2010–2012			2014–2016
Publications
	iUtah	CG1	CG2	iUtah	CG1	CG2
# of group authors with papers	45	44	40	45	45	36
Total Records	702	636	293	788	666	295
Total from GS	431	367	166	407	337	165
Total from WoS	271	269	127	381	329	130
Average Times Cited	9.55	12.81	10.02	2.68	3.65	2.60
Average Times Cited GS	6.49	7.33	6.62	1.13	4.06	1.75
Average Times Cited WoS	14.42	20.49	14.46	3.81	5.13	3.52
Median Times Cited	2	3	1	0	0	0
Median Times Cited GS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Median Times Cited WoS	9	9	4	2	2	1
Cites/Year WoS	2.43	3.47	2.35	2.39	3.08	1.92
H-Index	35	42	22	19	22	14
H-Index GS	26	26	15	13	11	10
H-Index WoS	29	36	18	17	20	12
Integration score	0.535	0.457	0.428	0.523	0.489	0.468

Networking statistics within Utah researcher cohorts.

	iUTAH		CG1

	Before	After	Before	After
Average degree	1.2	5.422	0.133	0.178
Density	0.027	0.123	0.003	0.004
Total links	27	122	3	4
Links within discipline	12	63	3	3
Links across discipline	15	59	0	1
Links within rank	12	48
Links across rank	15	74
Links within gender	17	63
Links across gender	10	59
Links within university	24	14
Links across university	3	108

Disciplinary emphases.

Overall Rank	Overall # Recs	Web of Science Category	CG1		CG1		CG2		CG2		iUTAH		iUTAH
			2010–2012		2014–2016		2010–2012		2014–2016		2010–2012		2014–2016

			# Recs	Rank	# Recs	Rank	# Recs	Rank	# Recs	Rank	# Recs	Rank	# Recs	Rank
1	282	Environmental Sciences	42	2	38	3	0	21	0	24	88	1	114	1
2	210	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	29	3	48	2	20	1	11	4	40	4	62	4
3	203	Ecology	53	1	50	1	0	21	3	15	39	5	58	5
4	189	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	29	3	32	4	0	21	0	24	51	3	77	2
5	184	Water Resources	13	9	25	7	2	15	1	19	66	2	77	2
6	79	Engineering, Civil	5	15	11	12	8	6	15	2	13	9	27	6
7	77	Multidisciplinary Sciences	14	7	20	8	11	3	8	7	9	12	15	10
8	69	Geography, Physical	22	5	26	6	2	15	1	19	4	15	14	11
9	67	Engineering, Environmental	14	7	16	10	0	21	3	15	15	7	19	7
10	66	Environmental Studies	9	12	29	5	3	14	4	13	11	10	10	13
11	63	Plant Sciences	20	6	17	9	1	18	5	11	10	11	10	13
12	47	Limnology	9	12	4	18	0	21	0	24	18	6	16	9
13	41	Geochemistry & Geophysics	1	21	0	24	6	10	11	4	5	14	18	8
14	37	Geography	10	11	16	10	1	18	1	19	3	16	6	15
15	36	Sociology	6	14	8	14	9	5	4	13	7	13	2	19
16	34	Soil Science	2	19	4	18	1	18	1	19	15	7	11	12
17	32	Energy & Fuels	5	15	10	13	6	10	6	10	1	19	4	16
18	29	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	0	23	5	17	10	4	11	4	0	22	3	18
19	27	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary	1	21	1	21	15	2	8	7	1	19	1	20
20	25	Paleontology	5	15	6	16	8	6	5	11	0	22	1	20
21	25	Materials Science, Composites	0	23	1	21	7	9	17	1	0	22	0	23
22	25	Construction & Building Technology	2	19	4	18	5	13	13	3	0	22	1	20
23	23	Evolutionary Biology	12	10	7	15	0	21	1	19	3	16	0	23
24	20	Mechanics	4	18	1	21	6	10	3	15	2	18	4	16
25	11	Engineering, Geological	0	23	0	24	8	6	3	15	0	22	0	23
26	10	Engineering, Multidisciplinary	0	23	0	24	2	15	7	9	1	19	0	23

Collaborative extent for all co-authoring on the Utah research group papers (indexed in Web of Science).

	iUTAH		Comparison Group 1		Comparison Group 2

	Median	Mean	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
No. of Authors on 2010–2012 papers	4	4.53	4	5.18	4	5.31
No. of Authors on 2014–2016 papers	5	7.12	4	6.15	4	5.02
No. of Organizational Affiliations on	2	2.56	2	3.3	2	2.5
2010–2012 papers
No. of Organizational Affiliations on	3	3.65	2	3.83	2	2.37
2014–2016 papers

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Measuring and Visualizing Research Collaboration and Productivity

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 54 - 81

Received: May 20, 2017

Accepted: Jul 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0004

Keywords
Bibliometrics, Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Research evaluation, Research collaboration mapping, Science visualization, Scientometrics, Social network analysis

© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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Publication and citation metrics of authors in three groups of environmental researchers from Utah, 2010–2016.

Networking statistics within Utah researcher cohorts.

Disciplinary emphases.

Collaborative extent for all co-authoring on the Utah research group papers (indexed in Web of Science).

Measuring and Visualizing Research Collaboration and Productivity

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 54 - 81

Received: May 20, 2017

Accepted: Jul 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2018-0004

KeywordsBibliometrics, Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Research evaluation, Research collaboration mapping, Science visualization, Scientometrics, Social network analysis

© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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Publication and citation metrics of authors in three groups of environmental researchers from Utah, 2010–2016.

Networking statistics within Utah researcher cohorts.

Disciplinary emphases.

Collaborative extent for all co-authoring on the Utah research group papers (indexed in Web of Science).

Keywords
Bibliometrics, Interdisciplinarity, Multidisciplinarity, Research evaluation, Research collaboration mapping, Science visualization, Scientometrics, Social network analysis