title: Network of European Union-funded collaborative research and development projects.
abstract: We describe collaboration networks consisting of research projects funded by the European Union (EU) and the organizations involved in those projects. The networks are substantial in terms of size, complexity, and potential impact on research policies and national economies in the EU. In empirical determinations of the network properties, we observe characteristics similar to those of other collaboration networks, including scale-free degree distributions, small diameter, and high clustering. We present some plausible models for the formation and structure of networks with the observed properties.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Matemáticas, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal. mjb@uma.pt
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.forename: Tyll
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roediger-Schluga