Proximity at a distance: the role of institutional and geographical proximities in Vancouver’s infection and immunity research collaborations

Bryn Lander

Industry and Innovation, 2015, vol. 22, issue 7, 575-596

Abstract: This article explores the role of proximity in facilitating scientific collaboration. It argues that multiple dimensions of proximity exist and analyses their influences on Vancouver, Canada’s infection and immunity research network based on individual-level co-authorship patterns. It finds strong support for institutional and geographic proximities and limited support that geographical proximity can compensate for a lack of institutional proximity.Using individuals as the unit of analysis, this article addresses a methodological shortcoming of previous studies that took organisations as the unit of analysis. In doing so, the role that multiple affiliations play within this network is highlighted.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2015.1104242

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