Social network analysis of Researchers in Singapore

What is it about?

Social network analysis was performed by examining the co-authorship patterns of authors from four departments at the National University of Singapore. A tie between two authors was established when they co-authored a paper. From the results, inferences were made regarding the social cohesiveness and the level of social capital in networks.

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Why is it important?

The chapter shows that social network analysis can be used for three purposes: (1) to identify research networks and the inner and outer circle of an author's professional acquaintances; (2) to map the structural dimension of the social capital; and (3) to identify emergent communities of practice.