title: Network analysis of RE-AIM framework: chronology of the field and the connectivity of its contributors.
abstract: The reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework has been widely used for translational research. We used social network analysis (SNA) to explore how innovative research frameworks, such as RE-AIM, have diffused over time in academic literature. A structured literature review was conducted on RE-AIM between 1999 and 2012. SNA indices of degree score, betweenness, centrality, and authorship ties were used to examine use of RE-AIM. Use of RE-AIM has grown since its inception and spread from a few research centers to use internationally. Investigation of co-authorship revealed many have published on RE-AIM, but a much smaller core of RE-AIM researchers have published together two or more times. SNA revealed how the RE-AIM framework has been used over time and identified areas to further expand use of the framework. SNA can be useful to understand how research frameworks diffuse over time.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, 10065 East Harvard Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231 USA ; School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA.
authors.forename: Jo Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shoup
authors.affiliation: Communication and Dissemination Research, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Washington, DC USA.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gaglio
authors.affiliation: School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA ; School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Varda
authors.affiliation: Colorado Health Outcomes Research Program, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA ; School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA.
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Glasgow
keywords: Co-authorship analyses; Evaluation; RE-AIM; Social network analyses