Title :
The collaboration network in China´s management science
Author :
Sun, Wen-Jun ; Jiang, Ai-Xian
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China
Abstract :
By using methods of bibliometrics and social network analysis, we find that the scientific collaboration network in China´s management science is a scale-free small world network. Based on statistical analysis of the key network properties (L, the average shortest path length; C, the clustering coefficient; the node degree distribution), we explored the relationships between L and the size of China´s management science collaboration network, between C and the network density, and between the degree distribution and the strength of node connectivity. The combination of these results shows the current status of China´s management science as an academic field. We also divided the period of study into 3 sub-periods and performed analysis on each sub-period. The temporal study shows the trend in China´s management science research. By looking into the authors with high node degrees, we also find the hot research area, the most active researchers and organizations.
Keywords :
information analysis; management science; China; bibliometrics; collaboration network; management science; node connectivity; social network analysis; statistical analysis; Bibliometrics; Collaborative work; Conference management; Databases; Engineering management; International collaboration; Social network services; Statistical analysis; Sun; Technology management; co-authorship network; hot research topics; management science; scientific collaboration; social network;
Conference_Titel :
Management Science and Engineering, 2009. ICMSE 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Moscow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3970-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3971-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSE.2009.5317540