Social network analysis of interdisciplinarity in obesity research.
Transdisciplinary research accelerates scientific progress. Despite the value of social network analysis to characterize interdepartmental collaboration, institutions have been slow to adopt the approach. We use the approach to characterize collaboration among obesity researchers at our institution, identifying cores of researchers engaged in frequent collaborations. Providing an objective view of research across an institution, social network analysis is a baseline for efforts to facilitate transdisciplinary collaboration.
Bales
Michael
M
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA .
Johnson
Stephen B
SB
Weng
Chunhua
C
D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009765:Obesity; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States