Detecting, identifying and visualizing research groups in co-authorship networks

• Published in: Scientometrics Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 307 - 319
• Main Authors: Perianes-Rodríguez, Antonio, Olmeda-Gómez, Carlos, Moya-Anegón, Félix
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Co authorship; Computer Science; Information Storage and Retrieval; Library Science; Networks; Scholarly publishing; Scientific collaboration; Information visualization; Coauthorship; Research groups; Network analysis

The present paper proposes a method for detecting, identifying and visualizing research groups. The data used refer to nine Carlos III University of Madrid departments, while the findings for the Communication Technologies Department illustrate the method. Structural analysis was used to generate co...