Collaboration network and pattern analysis: case study of dye-sensitized solar cells

Xuefeng Wang, Rongrong Li (), Shiming Ren, Donghua Zhu, Meng Huang and Pengjun Qiu
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Xuefeng Wang: Beijing Institute of Technology
Rongrong Li: Beijing Institute of Technology
Shiming Ren: Beijing Institute of Technology
Donghua Zhu: Beijing Institute of Technology
Meng Huang: Beijing Institute of Technology
Pengjun Qiu: Beijing Institute of Technology

Scientometrics, 2014, vol. 98, issue 3, No 10, 1745-1762

Abstract: Abstract Nowadays, the development of emerging technology has become a double-edged sword in the scientific world. It can not only bring lots of innovation to society, but may also cause some terrible consequences due to its unknown factors. International collaboration may be able to reduce risks, which means a lot to the exploration of the emerging technology. Taking dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as an example, this paper examines the rapid growth of Chinese DSSCs research and the rise of collaboration between China and other countries/region. We use bibliometric and social network analysis methods to explore the patterns of scientific collaboration at country, institution and individual levels using data from the Science Citation Index. Examining overall trends shows that China has increased her position in DSSCs around the world. Furthermore, by focusing on the individual level, we find that the most influential authors tend to have fixed co-author networks and author name order, which is something worth considering. We use co-author analysis software independently developed to check three kinds of fixed co-author networks to explore author contributions, influence, and Author Activity Index rank in collaboration networks and use the rank we calculated to further explain author contributions in the networks. Results show that Chinese-X (e.g., Chinese-American) authors have pushed the collaboration between country and country and almost every kind of small network has a top author in it to gather others together. The modified author activity index rank list may reflect real research level. Author collaboration patterns have been impacted by the kinds of their institutions to some degree. These results can undoubtedly promote the international collaboration and the innovation process in the similar emerging technology fields.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; Dye-sensitized solar cells; Author activity index; Collaboration network; Authorship collaboration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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