The emergence of team science
Understanding the state of adoption research through social network analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine A Hamilton (University of Florida, corresponding author), R Vacca (0000-0001-9908-3747, University of Florida), Jeanne-Marie R Stacciarini (0000-0003-0261-8413, University of Florida) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 369-390 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308575917714714 |
| PMID | 31327888 |
| OpenAlex | W2739538137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
The notion of team science has recently gained popularity in European and American health sciences considering increasing evidence that scientific collaboration produces higher-impact research and that complex scientific problems are better investigated by interdisciplinary teams. While publication metrics indicate adoption research is expanding, the comprehensive structure of adoption studies as a scientific field has not been formally evaluated for collaborative and cross-disciplinary activity. This article aims to elucidate the structure, composition, and dynamics of scientific relationships within adoption research that may inform research and practice strategies, competencies, and cohesion within the field. Using social network analysis, we extracted bibliographic data on 2767 peer-reviewed adoption-related articles from 1930s to 2014 and evaluated the resulting co-authorship and co-citation networks. We found that adoption research has grown substantially over the last 25 years, and is conducted in varied disciplines, with increasing collaboration across geography and disciplinary areas. The co-authorship and co-citation networks are approaching numeric thresholds and structural configurations distinctive of well-established and more institutionalized fields of study. These findings reveal the maturation of adoption studies as a team science and argue for the development of institutional mechanisms that support such evolution. Implications for professional and research planning are discussed
Bibliometrics · Citation · Co-citation · Cohesion (chemistry · Data science · Discipline · Field (mathematics · Knowledge management · Library science · Popularity · Social capital · Social network analysis · Social science · Sociology · Team composition · Computer Science · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Social Psychology
Social Network Analysis
Social Networks and Health
Children's Adjustment to Adoption
I. Children in Institutional Care
Evolution of the social network of scientific collaborations
Identifying the effects of co-authorship networks on the performance of scholars
Network structure, self-organization, and the growth of international collaboration in science
The Increasing Dominance of Teams in Production of Knowledge
Models of core/periphery structures
A Graph-theoretic perspective on centrality
A current review of adoption research
Mixed ethnicity, identity and adoption
On the Internationalization of Adoption Research, Practice, and Policy
On Rededication and Change
Adoption Competent Clinical Practice
The Impact of Research Collaboration on Scientific Productivity
Birth Parents in Adoption
Exploring the use of social network methods in designing healthcare quality improvement teams
The Structure of a Social Science Collaboration Network
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |