Analysis and Visualization of Research Collaboration Pattern of an Institute through Social Network Analysis Perspective

This paper presents the study of pattern of interaction in research work (co-authorship in publications and co-partnership in research projects) using the techniques of social network analysis (SNA) and visualization. Along with computation of various network features at local and global levels to find the nature of collaboration, and important positions of researchers in collaboration network, we intersect the networks from co-authorship in publications and co-partnership in research projects with an attempt to find the important researchers, both with regard to collaboration in paper and projects. Moreover, we show the difference in nature of collaboration regarding publications and projects.