BEBR SOCIAL NETWORKS PROGRAM
REPORTS & STUDIES
Comparing incentivization strategies for cross-disciplinary collaboration – Outcomes at Arizona State University and University of Florida
In November of 2021 at Arizona State University (ASU), network scientists presented the results of a study comparing researcher collaborations at University of Florida (UF) and ASU…
Networks of Collaboration and Research Interests at The Center for Humanities and The Public Sphere at The University of Florida
As part of a research project at the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, data on the research interests, collaboration and topics of classes taught by the UF Humanities faculty members was collected. In a joint effort with the Network Science Program team at BEBR …
Using Network Science to Identify and Bridge Scientific Communities at a Research University
Members of the Network Science Program at BEBR gave a presentation at the Translational Science 2018 conference on their data analysis and intervention strategies. The program aims to expand network science and science of team science at UF, map and analyze collaboration networks …
The Structure, Evolution and Interaction of Multiplex Networks of Scientific Collaboration at a Research University
The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the structural evolution of scientific collaboration networks. A large body of literature has focused on the structure and evolution of co-authorship networks, typically examining networks …
Creative Solutions to Elusive Data: Web-Scraping Online Police Reports to Map Co-Offending Networks in US Cities
One truth new researchers quickly discover is that data collection is costly. In the social sciences, researchers expend copious amounts of time and grant money observing people, interviewing them, or gathering records about their characteristics and behaviors.
Designing a Network Intervention on the UF Scientific Network
Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a methodology and a theoretical perspective that studies patterns of relations among actors. When applied to the network of scientific collaborations at a university, SNA can provide many insights on the …
Designing A Network Intervention On The UF Scientific Network
Social Network Analysis is not just about describing and explaining networks, it is also about using networks for specific interventions with specific goals. Network interventions have traditionally been designed and tested in the health sciences to block contagions or spread healthy practices, and in …
Collaboration Metrics from the UF Network Data, and Their Evolution
We used publicly available data on UF publications and grants to extract networks of collaborations among UF researchers in 2008-2012. This allowed us to define network metrics on collaboration, which can be used to evaluate and monitor the activity of specific research institutes.