Community Structure and the Evolution of Interdisciplinarity in Slovenia's Scientific Collaboration Network

Borut Lužar, Zoran Levnajić, Janez Povh and Matjaž Perc

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-5

Abstract: Interaction among the scientific disciplines is of vital importance in modern science. Focusing on the case of Slovenia, we study the dynamics of interdisciplinary sciences from to . Our approach relies on quantifying the interdisciplinarity of research communities detected in the coauthorship network of Slovenian scientists over time. Examining the evolution of the community structure, we find that the frequency of interdisciplinary research is only proportional with the overall growth of the network. Although marginal improvements in favor of interdisciplinarity are inferable during the 70s and 80s, the overall trends during the past 20 years are constant and indicative of stalemate. We conclude that the flow of knowledge between different fields of research in Slovenia is in need of further stimulation.

Date: 2014
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