Biomolecular Research Center Boise State University BoiseIdaho83725 USA.
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Matrix Biology Boise State University BoiseIdaho83725 USA.
J Biomol Tech. 2023 Mar 8;34(1). doi: 10.7171/3fc1f5fe.2f22458d. eCollection 2023 Mar 31.
We analyzed co-authorship patterns within the National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Matrix Biology program from 2014 to 2022. In this study, we analyzed junior investigators, senior researchers, and research scientists within a shared core facility. Social network analysis techniques were applied to evaluate the co-authorship network based on journal publications from members of the center. The results indicated that co-authorship network visualization and analysis is a useful tool for understanding the relationship between a shared core facility and young investigators within a research center. Young investigators collaborated with and relied upon the individual research scientists of the shared core facility to serve as contributing members of their extended research team. This reliance on the shared core facility effectively increases the size and productivity of the research team led by the young investigator. Our results indicate that shared core facility staff may serve as hubs within the network of biomedical researchers, particularly at institutions with a growing research emphasis. Listen to this article.
我们分析了 2014 年至 2022 年期间美国国立卫生研究院生物医学卓越研究中心的合作模式。在这项研究中，我们分析了共享核心设施中的初级研究人员、高级研究人员和研究科学家。社会网络分析技术被应用于基于中心成员的期刊出版物评估合作网络。结果表明，合作网络可视化和分析是理解共享核心设施与研究中心年轻研究人员之间关系的有用工具。年轻研究人员与共享核心设施的个别研究科学家合作，并依靠他们作为其扩展研究团队的贡献成员。对共享核心设施的这种依赖有效地增加了由年轻研究人员领导的研究团队的规模和生产力。我们的研究结果表明，共享核心设施的工作人员可能是生物医学研究人员网络中的枢纽，尤其是在研究重点不断增加的机构中。
