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Liu X, Chen H, Liu Y, Zou J, Tian J, Tsomo T, Li M, Yu W. Social network analysis of a decade-long collaborative innovation network between hospitals and the biomedical industry in China. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11374. [PMID: 38762652 PMCID: PMC11102486 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62082-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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Collaborative innovation between hospitals and biomedical enterprises is crucial for ensuring breakthroughs in their development. This study explores the structural characteristics and examines the main roles of associated key actors of collaborative innovation between hospitals and biomedical enterprises in China. Using the jointly owned patent data within the country's healthcare industry, a decade-long collaborative innovation network between hospitals and biomedical enterprises in China was established and analyzed through social network analysis. The results revealed that the overall levels of collaborative innovation network density, collaborative frequency, and network connectivity were significantly low, especially in less-developed regions. In terms of actors with higher degree centrality, hospitals accounted for the majority, whereas a biomedical enterprise in Shenzhen had the highest degree centrality. Organizations in underdeveloped and northwest regions and small players were more likely to implement collaborative innovation. In conclusion, a collaborative innovation network between hospitals and biomedical enterprises in China demonstrated high dispersion and poor development levels. Stimulating organizations' initiatives for collaborative innovation may enhance quality and quantity of such innovation. Policy support and economic investments, strategic collaborative help, and resource and partnership optimization, especially for small players and in less-developed and northwest regions, should be encouraged to enhance collaborative innovation between hospitals and the biomedical industry in China and other similar countries or regions.
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- Xiang Liu
- Affiliated Xihu Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310000, China
- Department of Respiratory Disease, The 903Rd Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The 903Rd Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Military Medical Service, Faculty of Military Health Service, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Ducharme LJ, Fujimoto K, Kuo J, Stewart J, Taylor B, Schneider J. Collaboration and growth in a large research cooperative: A network analytic approach. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2024; 102:102375. [PMID: 37717400 PMCID: PMC10872744 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Research networks encourage team science and facilitate collaboration within and across research teams. While many analyses have examined the output of these collaborative networks (e.g., authorship networks, publications, grant applications), less attention has been paid to the formative phases of these initiatives. This article presents analyses of a whole-network survey of investigators participating in a new research initiative, and examines the development of collaborative ties over the network's first year. In particular, we examine the influence of research center affiliation, seniority, and prior network experience on the number and structure of collaborative ties, including participants' bridging and broker roles. Such analyses can inform the overall management of the project in purposefully promoting new collaboration opportunities, and may ultimately predict the number of collaborative products generated by the network members.
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- Lori J Ducharme
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- NORC at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Campbell JE, Ogunsanya ME, Holmes N, VanWagoner T, James J. Bibliometric and social network analysis of a Clinical and Translational Resource awardee: An Oklahoma experience 2014-2021. J Clin Transl Sci 2023; 8:e10. [PMID: 38384902 PMCID: PMC10877524 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Background Social Network Analysis is a method of analyzing coauthorship networks or relationships through graph theory. Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR) was designed to expand the capability for clinical and translational research to enhance National Institutes of Health funding. Methods All publications from a cohort of clinical and translational scientists in Oklahoma were collected through a PubMed search for 2014 through 2021 in October 2022. For this study's bibliometric portion, we pulled the citations from iCite in November of 2022. Results There were 2,391 articles published in 1,019 journals. The number of papers published by year increased from 56 in 2014 to 448 in 2021. The network had an average of 6.4 authors per paper, with this increasing by year from 5.3 in 2014 to 6.9 in 2021. The average journal impact factor for the overall network was 7.19, with a range from 0.08 to 202.73. The Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (OSCTR) network is a small world network with relatively weak ties. Conclusions This study provides an overview of coauthorship in an IDeA-CTR collaboration. We show the growth and structure of coauthorship in OSCTR, highlighting the importance of understanding and fostering collaboration within research networks.
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- Janis E. Campbell
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- TSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Yu F, Patel T, Carnegie A, Dave G. Evaluating the impact of a CTSA program from 2008 to 2021 through bibliometrics, social network analysis, and altmetrics. J Clin Transl Sci 2023; 7:e44. [PMID: 36845314 PMCID: PMC9947612 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2022.530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Introduction We evaluate a CTSA program hub by applying bibliometrics, social network analysis (SNA), and altmetrics and examine the changes in research productivity, citation impact, research collaboration, and CTSA-supported research topics since our pilot study in 2017. Methods The sampled data included North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)-supported publications produced between September 2008 and March 2021. We applied measures and metrics from bibliometrics, SNA, and altmetrics to the dataset. In addition, we analyzed research topics and correlations between different metrics. Results 1154 NC TraCS-supported publications generated over 53,560 citation counts by April 2021. The average cites per year and the relative citation ratio (RCR) mean of these publications improved from 33 and 2.26 in 2017 to 48 and 2.58 in 2021. The number of involved UNC units in the most published authors' collaboration network increased from 7 (2017) to 10 (2021). NC TraCS-supported co-authorship involved 61 NC organizations. PlumX metrics identified articles with the highest altmetrics scores. About 96% NC TraCS-supported publications have above the average SciVal Topic Prominence Percentile; the average approximate potential to translate of the included publication was 54.2%; and 177 publications addressed health disparity issues. Bibliometric measures (e.g., citation counts, RCR) and PlumX metrics (i.e., Citations, Captures, and Social-Media) are positively correlated (p < .05). Conclusion Bibliometrics, SNA, and altmetrics offer distinctive but related perspectives to examine CTSA research performance and longitudinal growth, especially at the individual program hub level. These perspectives can help CTSAs build program foci.
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- Fei Yu
- Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Luo J, Jeon M, Lee M, Ho E, Pfammatter AF, Shetty V, Spring B. Relationships between changing communication networks and changing perceptions of psychological safety in a team science setting: Analysis with actor-oriented social network models. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273899. [PMID: 36044514 PMCID: PMC9432705 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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A growing evidence base suggests that complex healthcare problems are optimally tackled through cross-disciplinary collaboration that draws upon the expertise of diverse researchers. Yet, the influences and processes underlying effective teamwork among independent researchers are not well-understood, making it difficult to fully optimize the collaborative process. To address this gap in knowledge, we used the annual NIH mHealth Training Institutes as a testbed to develop stochastic actor-oriented models that explore the communicative interactions and psychological changes of its disciplinarily and geographically diverse participants. The models help investigate social influence and social selection effects to understand whether and how social network interactions influence perceptions of team psychological safety during the institute and how they may sway communications between participants. We found a degree of social selection effects: in particular years, scholars were likely to choose to communicate with those who had more dissimilar levels of psychological safety. We found evidence of social influence, in particular, from scholars with lower psychological safety levels and from scholars with reciprocated communications, although the sizes and directions of the social influences somewhat varied across years. The current study demonstrated the utility of stochastic actor-oriented models in understanding the team science process which can inform team science initiatives. The study results can contribute to theory-building about team science which acknowledges the importance of social influence and selection.
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- Jinwen Luo
- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
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Scribani MB, Tinc PJ, Scott EE, Sorensen JA, Tallman NH, Gadomski AM. Evaluating the Evolution of Social Networks: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis of an Agricultural, Fishing and Forestry Occupational Health Research Center. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182412889. [PMID: 34948500 PMCID: PMC8701071 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182412889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As part of our evaluation of the NIOSH-funded Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC), we present methodology, findings and the potential implications of a sequential social network analysis (SNA) conducted over ten years. Assessing the effectiveness of the center's scientific projects was our overarching evaluation goal. The evaluation design employed SNA to (a) look at changes to the center's network over time by visualizing relationships between center collaborators annually, (b) document collaborative ties and (c) identify particularly strong or weak areas of the network. Transdisciplinary social network criteria were applied to the SNA to examine the collaboration between center personnel, their partners and the industry groups they serve. SNA participants' perspectives on the utility of the SNA were also summarized to assess their interest in ongoing SNA measures. Annual installments of the SNA (2011-2020) showed an expansion of the network with a 30% increase in membership from baseline, as well as an increase in total relational ties (any type of contact). SNA measures also indicated significant increases in co-publication, cross-sector and transdisciplinary ties. Overall, SNA is an effective tool in visualizing and sustaining an occupational safety and health research and outreach network. Its utility is limited by how ties are characterized, grant cycle timeframes and how SNA metrics relate to productivity.
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- Melissa B. Scribani
- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
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- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA
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- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA
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- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA
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- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
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- Bassett Medical Center, Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA; (P.J.T.); (E.E.S.); (J.A.S.); (N.H.T.); (A.M.G.)
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Fattah L, Gabrilove J, Bradley F. Evaluating the impact of a health hackathon on collaborative team science: a Social Network Analysis (SNA). J Clin Transl Sci 2020; 5:e5. [PMID: 33948235 PMCID: PMC8057401 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2020.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The Mount Sinai Health Hackathon is designed to provide a novel forum to foster experiential team science training. Utilizing a Social Network Analysis survey, we studied the impact of the Mount Sinai Health Hackathon on the nature of collaborative relationships of hackathon participants. After the event, the number of links between participants from different disciplines increased and network density overall increased, suggesting a more interconnected network with greater interdisciplinary communication. This social network approach may be a useful addition to the evaluation strategies for team science education initiatives.
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- Layla Fattah
- ConduITS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- ConduITS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Yu F, Van AA, Patel T, Mani N, Carnegie A, Corbie-Smith GM, Carey T, Buse J, Dave G. Bibliometrics approach to evaluating the research impact of CTSAs: A pilot study. J Clin Transl Sci 2020; 4:336-344. [PMID: 33244415 PMCID: PMC7681148 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2020.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION To enhance the performance evaluation of Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs, we examined the utility of advanced bibliometric measures that go beyond simple publication counts to demonstrate the impact of translational research output. METHODS The sampled data included North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS)-supported publications produced between September 2008 and March 2017. We adopted advanced bibliometric measures and a state-of-the-art bibliometric network analysis tool to assess research productivity, citation impact, the scope of research collaboration, and the clusters of research topics. RESULTS Totally, 754 NC TraCS-supported publications generated over 24,000 citation counts by April 2017 with an average of 33 cites per article. NC TraCS-supported research papers received more than twice as many cites per year as the average National Institute of Health-funded research publications from the same field and time. We identified the top productive researchers and their networks within the CTSA hub. Findings demonstrated the impact of NC TraCS in facilitating interdisciplinary collaborations within the CTSA hub and across the CTSA consortium and connecting researchers with right peers and organizations. CONCLUSION Both improved bibliometrics measures and bibliometric network analysis can bring new perspectives to CTSA evaluation via citation influence and the scope of research collaborations.
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- Fei Yu
- Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Weston CM, Terkowitz MS, Thompson CB, Ford DE. Approaches to Measuring Trends in Interdisciplinary Research Publications at One Academic Medical Center. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2020; 95:637-643. [PMID: 31725467 PMCID: PMC7984854 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine if interdisciplinary research has increased between 2005 and 2015, based on an analysis of journal articles containing at least 1 author from Johns Hopkins University, and to compare different methods for determining the disciplinarity of research articles. METHOD In 2017-2018, 100 peer-reviewed biomedical science articles were randomly selected from years 2005, 2010, and 2015 and classified as unidisciplinary or interdisciplinary based on Scopus author affiliation data (method 1). The corresponding authors of the 2010 and 2015 articles were sent a survey asking them to describe the disciplines involved in their research (method 2) and to define their research as unidisciplinary or interdisciplinary based on provided definitions (method 3). RESULTS There was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of interdisciplinary articles in 2015 compared with both 2005 and 2010 (P = .02). Comparison of the 3 methods indicated that 45% of the articles were classified as interdisciplinary based on author affiliation data (method 1), 40% based on the corresponding author's description of the disciplines involved in their research (method 2), and 71% based on the corresponding author's definition of their article's disciplinarity (method 3). There was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of articles classified as interdisciplinary between methods 1 and 3 (P < .001) and between methods 2 and 3 (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS This study found that interdisciplinary research increased at Johns Hopkins University over the past decade and highlights the difference between corresponding authors' views of their own research and other methods for determining interdisciplinarity.
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- Christine M Weston
- C.M. Weston is director of evaluation, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. M.S. Terkowitz is senior research program coordinator, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. C.B. Thompson is associate scientist, Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland. D.E. Ford is the David M. Levine Professor of Medicine, director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and vice dean for clinical investigation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Dow AW, Sewell DK, Lockeman KS, Micalizzi EA. Evaluating a Center for Interprofessional Education via Social Network Analysis. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2020; 95:207-212. [PMID: 31577587 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Centers and institutes are created to support interdisciplinary collaboration. However, all centers and institutes face the challenge of how best to evaluate their impact since traditional counts of productivity may not fully capture the interdisciplinary nature of this work. The authors applied techniques from social network analysis (SNA) to evaluate the impact of a center for interprofessional education (IPE), a growing area for centers because of the global emphasis on IPE.The authors created networks based on the connections between faculty involved in programs supported by an IPE center at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2014 to 2017. They used mathematical techniques to describe these networks and the change in the networks over time. The results of these analyses demonstrated that, while the number of programs and involved faculty grew, the faculty maintained a similar amount of connection between members. Additional faculty clusters emerged, and certain key faculty were important connectors between clusters. The analysis also confirmed the interprofessional nature of faculty collaboration within the network.SNA added important evaluation data beyond typical metrics such as counts of learners or faculty. This approach demonstrated how a center was evolving and what strategies might be needed to support further growth. With further development of benchmarks, SNA could be used to evaluate the effectiveness of centers and institutes relative to each other. SNA should guide strategic decisions about the future of centers and institutes as they strive to meet their overarching goal of tackling a social challenge through interdisciplinary collaboration.
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- Alan W Dow
- A.W. Dow is assistant vice president of health sciences for interprofessional education and collaborative care and professor of medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9004-7528. D.K. Sewell is assistant professor of biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-4026. K.S. Lockeman is assistant professor of medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1890-3710. E.A. Micalizzi is center administrator, Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care, Richmond, Virginia
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Measuring team science: Associations between a clinical-translational science institute and investigator ego networks. J Clin Transl Sci 2019; 2:363-370. [PMID: 31572619 PMCID: PMC6676646 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2019.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) institutes have been created, in part, to have a positive impact on collaboration and team science. This study is the first to examine the associations between a CTSA hub, the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), and investigators' ego networks. We ran cross-sectional and panel models of the associations between consulting with MICHR and the ego network measure of two-step reach (TSR) - that is, colleagues of colleagues reachable in two steps - from a network of 2161 investigators who had co-submitted a grant proposal to an external sponsor in 2006. Our analyses covered the period 2004-2012, although some model specifications covered the shorter time period 2006-2010. Consulting with MICHR had positive associations with the size of and changes in an investigator's TSR across and over time, even controlling for research productivity and organizational affiliation. For example, over the period 2006-2010 an investigator who consulted with MICHR reached 44 more individuals than a non-consulting investigator. This study expands our understanding of the indirect impacts that clinical and translational science institutes have on investigators' scientific networks. This network-based approach might be useful in quantifying the impact of team science initiatives at the university level.
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Nagarajan R, Talbert J. Network Abstractions of Prescription Patterns in a Medicaid Population. AMIA JOINT SUMMITS ON TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS. AMIA JOINT SUMMITS ON TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2019; 2019:524-532. [PMID: 31259007 PMCID: PMC6568084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Understanding prescription patterns have relied largely on aggregate statistical measures. Evidence of doctor- shopping, inappropriate prescribing, drug diversion and patient seeking prescription drugs across multiple prescribers demand understanding the concerted working of prescribers and prescriber communities as opposed to treating them as independent entities. We model potential associations between prescribers as prescriber-prescriber network (PPN) and subsequently investigate its properties across Schedule II, III, IV drugs in a single month in a Medicaid population. Community structure detection algorithms and geo-spatial layouts revealed characteristic patterns in PPN markedly different from their random graph surrogate counterparts rejecting them as potential generative mechanism. Outlier detection with recommended thresholds also revealed a subset of prescriber specialties to be constitutively flagged across Schedule II, III, IV drugs. Presence of prescriber communities may assist in targeted monitoring and their deviation from random graphs may serve as a metric in assessing PPN evolution temporally and pre-/post- interventions.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Kentucky, KY, USA
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Marchand GC, Hilpert JC, Bragg KM, Cummings J. Network-based assessment of collaborative research in neuroscience. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2018; 4:433-443. [PMID: 30294659 PMCID: PMC6170254 DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to describe collaborative research in neuroscience within the context of the Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience (CNTN), a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence supported by the National Institute of General Medical Science. Drawing upon research on the science of team science, this study investigated the way that interactions around research emerged over the course of establishing a new research center. The objectives were to document changes in research activity and describe how human research support infrastructure functioned to support the production of science. METHODS Social network analyses were used to model coauthorship relationships based on publication histories from baseline (2014) through the current grant year (2017) for key personnel (n = 12), as well as survey data on collaborative engagement among CNTN members (n = 59). RESULTS Exponential random graph models indicated that over time, CNTN members were increasingly likely to form coauthorship relationships. Community detection algorithms and brokerage analyses suggested that the CNTN was functioning as intended to support scientific development. DISCUSSION Assessment of team science efforts is critical to evaluating and developing appropriate support structures that facilitate successful team science efforts in translational neuroscience.
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- Gwen C. Marchand
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Education, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment, Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Georgia Southern University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum Foundations and Reading, Evaluation, Assessment, Research, and Learning (EARL) Program, Statesboro, GA, USA
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Education, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment, Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Llewellyn N, Carter DR, Rollins L, Nehl EJ. Charting the Publication and Citation Impact of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program From 2006 Through 2016. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2018; 93:1162-1170. [PMID: 29298181 PMCID: PMC6028299 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The authors evaluated publication and citation patterns for articles supported by Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) hub investment over the first decade of the CTSA program. The aim was to elucidate a pivotal step in the translational process by providing an account of how time, hub maturity, and hub attributes were related to productivity and influence in the academic literature. METHOD In 2017, the authors collected bibliometric data from PubMed, Web of Science InCites, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) iCite for articles citing any CTSA hub grants published from hub inception through 2016. They compiled data on publication and citation rates and indices of relative citation impact aggregated by hub funding year cohort. They compared hub-level bibliometric activity by multi- versus single-institution structure and total monetary award sums, compiled from NIH RePORTER. RESULTS From 2006-2016, CTSA hubs supported over 66,000 publications, with publication rates accelerating as hubs matured. These publications accumulated over 1.2 million citations, with some articles cited over 1,000 times. Indices of relative citation impact indicated CTSA-supported publications were cited more than twice as often as expected for articles of their publication years and disciplines. Multi-institutional hubs and those awarded higher grant sums exhibited significantly higher publication and citation activity. CONCLUSIONS The CTSA program is yielding a robust and growing body of influential research findings with consistently high indices of relative citation impact. Preliminary evidence suggests multi-institutional collaborations and more monetary resources are associated with elevated bibliometric activity and, therefore, may be worth their investment.
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- Nicole Llewellyn
- N. Llewellyn is manager of research projects, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Program, Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1267-2720. D.R. Carter is assistant professor, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, and member, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Program, Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8480-1996. L. Rollins is assistant director of evaluation and institutional assessment, Prevention Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, and member, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Program, Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. E.J. Nehl is assistant research professor, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, and director, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Program, Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Toward a science of translational science. J Clin Transl Sci 2017; 1:253-255. [PMID: 29657860 PMCID: PMC5890312 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2017.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Translational research as a discipline has experienced explosive growth over the last decade as evidenced by significant federal investment and the exponential increase in related publications. However, narrow project-focused or process-based measurement approaches have resulted in insufficient techniques to measure the translational progress of institutions or large-scale networks. A shift from traditional industrial engineering approaches to systematic investigation using the techniques of scientometrics and network science will be required to assess the impact of investments in translational research.
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Leone Sciabolazza V, Vacca R, Kennelly Okraku T, McCarty C. Detecting and analyzing research communities in longitudinal scientific networks. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182516. [PMID: 28797047 PMCID: PMC5552257 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A growing body of evidence shows that collaborative teams and communities tend to produce the highest-impact scientific work. This paper proposes a new method to (1) Identify collaborative communities in longitudinal scientific networks, and (2) Evaluate the impact of specific research institutes, services or policies on the interdisciplinary collaboration between these communities. First, we apply community-detection algorithms to cross-sectional scientific collaboration networks and analyze different types of co-membership in the resulting subgroups over time. This analysis summarizes large amounts of longitudinal network data to extract sets of research communities whose members have consistently collaborated or shared collaborators over time. Second, we construct networks of cross-community interactions and estimate Exponential Random Graph Models to predict the formation of interdisciplinary collaborations between different communities. The method is applied to longitudinal data on publication and grant collaborations at the University of Florida. Results show that similar institutional affiliation, spatial proximity, transitivity effects, and use of the same research services predict higher degree of interdisciplinary collaboration between research communities. Our application also illustrates how the identification of research communities in longitudinal data and the analysis of cross-community network formation can be used to measure the growth of interdisciplinary team science at a research university, and to evaluate its association with research policies, services or institutes.
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- Valerio Leone Sciabolazza
- Bureau of Economic Business and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Bureau of Economic Business and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Bureau of Economic Business and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Cramer ME, Araz OM, Wendl MJ. Social Networking in an Agricultural Research Center: Using Data to Enhance Outcomes. J Agromedicine 2017; 22:170-179. [PMID: 28095211 DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2017.1282905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to present a case study of one midwestern Agricultural Center (Ag Center) that used social network analysis (SNA) to (1) evaluate its collaborations with extramural stakeholders and (2) strategically plan for extending outreach for goal achievement. An evaluation team developed a data collection instrument based on SNA principles. It was administered to the Ag Center's intramural stakeholders (N = 9), who were asked to identify the key extramural stakeholders with whom they had collaborated within the previous 12 months. Additional questions about each extramural stakeholder helped to categorize them according to SNA network measures for degree of centrality, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality. Findings showed the Ag Center had N = 305 extramural stakeholders. Most of these were other researchers and did not represent the diverse group of stakeholders that the Ag Center had targeted for engagement. Only a few of the intramural stakeholders had national or international connections. Findings were used to improve and diversify connections in order to leverage the Ag Center's expertise and ability to translate research into new best practices and policies. The SNA case study has implications for other evaluators and project directors looking for methodologies that can monitor networks in large science consortia and help leaders plan for translating research into practice and policies by networking with those who can influence such change.
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- Mary E Cramer
- a College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA
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- b Department of Management , College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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- a College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , Nebraska , USA
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Effect of a Clinical and Translational Science Award institute on grant funding in a major research university. J Clin Transl Sci 2017; 1:88-93. [PMID: 28553546 PMCID: PMC5444804 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2016.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies have examined the impact of Clinical and Translational Science Awards programs on other outcomes, but not on grant seeking. The authors examined the effects on grant seeking of the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), a Clinical and Translational Science Awards institute at the University of Michigan. METHODS We assessed over 63,000 grant proposals submitted at the University of Michigan in the years 2002-2012 using data from the university and MICHR's Tracking Metrics and Reporting System. We used a retrospective, observational study of the dynamics of grant-seeking success and award funding. Heckman selection models were run to assess MICHR's relationship with a proposal's success (selection), and subsequently the award's size (outcome). Models were run for all proposals and for clinical and translational research (CTR) proposals alone. Other covariates included proposal classification, type of grant award, academic unit, and year. RESULTS MICHR had a positive and statistically significant relationship with success for both proposal types. For all grants, MICHR was associated with a 29.6% increase in award size. For CTR grants, MICHR had a statistically nonsignificant relationship with award size. CONCLUSIONS MICHR's infrastructure, created to enable and enhance CTR, has also created positive spillovers for a broader spectrum of research and grant seeking.
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Ranwala D, Alberg AJ, Brady KT, Obeid JS, Davis R, Halushka PV. Scientific retreats with 'speed dating': networking to stimulate new interdisciplinary translational research collaborations and team science. J Investig Med 2016; 65:382-390. [PMID: 27807146 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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To stimulate the formation of new interdisciplinary translational research teams and innovative pilot projects, the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute (South Carolina Clinical and Translational Science Award, CTSA) initiated biannual scientific retreats with 'speed dating' networking sessions. Retreat themes were prioritized based on the following criteria; cross-cutting topic, unmet medical need, generation of novel technologies and methodologies. Each retreat begins with an external keynote speaker followed by a series of brief research presentations by local researchers focused on the retreat theme, articulating potential areas for new collaborations. After each session of presentations, there is a 30 min scientific 'speed dating' period during which the presenters meet with interested attendees to exchange ideas and discuss collaborations. Retreat attendees are eligible to compete for pilot project funds on the topic of the retreat theme. The 10 retreats held have had a total of 1004 participants, resulted in 61 pilot projects with new interdisciplinary teams, and 14 funded projects. The retreat format has been a successful mechanism to stimulate novel interdisciplinary research teams and innovative translational research projects. Future retreats will continue to target topics of cross-cutting importance to biomedical and public health research.
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- Damayanthi Ranwala
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Hollings Cancer Center and South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.,Department of Medicine, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Luke DA, Baumann AA, Carothers BJ, Landsverk J, Proctor EK. Forging a link between mentoring and collaboration: a new training model for implementation science. Implement Sci 2016; 11:137. [PMID: 27737693 PMCID: PMC5062835 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0499-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Training investigators for the rapidly developing field of implementation science requires both mentoring and scientific collaboration. Using social network descriptive analyses, visualization, and modeling, this paper presents results of an evaluation of the mentoring and collaborations fostered over time through the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supported by Implementation Research Institute (IRI). Methods Data were comprised of IRI participant self-reported collaborations and mentoring relationships, measured in three annual surveys from 2012 to 2014. Network descriptive statistics, visualizations, and network statistical modeling were conducted to examine patterns of mentoring and collaboration among IRI participants and to model the relationship between mentoring and subsequent collaboration. Results Findings suggest that IRI is successful in forming mentoring relationships among its participants, and that these mentoring relationships are related to future scientific collaborations. Exponential random graph network models demonstrated that mentoring received in 2012 was positively and significantly related to the likelihood of having a scientific collaboration 2 years later in 2014 (p = 0.001). More specifically, mentoring was significantly related to future collaborations focusing on new research (p = 0.009), grant submissions (p = 0.003), and publications (p = 0.017). Predictions based on the network model suggest that for every additional mentoring relationships established in 2012, the likelihood of a scientific collaboration 2 years later is increased by almost 7 %. Conclusions These results support the importance of mentoring in implementation science specifically and team science more generally. Mentoring relationships were established quickly and early by the IRI core faculty. IRI fellows reported increasing scientific collaboration of all types over time, including starting new research, submitting new grants, presenting research results, and publishing peer-reviewed papers. Statistical network models demonstrated that mentoring was strongly and significantly related to subsequent scientific collaboration, which supported a core design principle of the IRI. Future work should establish the link between mentoring and scientific productivity. These results may be of interest to team science, as they suggest the importance of mentoring for future team collaborations, as well as illustrate the utility of network analysis for studying team characteristics and activities. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0499-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Douglas A Luke
- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Oregon Social Learning Center, 10 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Eugene, OR, 97401, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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Comeau DL, Escoffery C, Freedman A, Ziegler TR, Blumberg HM. Improving clinical and translational research training: a qualitative evaluation of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2-mentored research scholars program. J Investig Med 2016; 65:23-31. [PMID: 27591319 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A major impediment to improving the health of communities is the lack of qualified clinical and translational research (CTR) investigators. To address this workforce shortage, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed mechanisms to enhance the career development of CTR physician, PhD, and other doctoral junior faculty scientists including the CTR-focused K12 program and, subsequently, the KL2-mentored CTR career development program supported through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs). Our evaluation explores the impact of the K12/KL2 program embedded within the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), a consortium linking Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine and the Georgia Institute of Technology. We conducted qualitative interviews with program participants to evaluate the impact of the program on career development and collected data on traditional metrics (number of grants, publications). 46 combined K12/KL2 scholars were supported between 2002 and 2016. 30 (65%) of the 46 K12/KL2 scholars are women; 24 (52%) of the trainees are minorities, including 10 (22%) scholars who are members of an underrepresented minority group. Scholars reported increased research skills, strong mentorship experiences, and positive impact on their career trajectory. Among the 43 scholars who have completed the program, 39 (91%) remain engaged in CTR and received over $89 000 000 as principal investigators on federally funded awards. The K12/KL2 funding provided the training and protected time for successful career development of CTR scientists. These data highlight the need for continued support for CTR training programs for junior faculty.
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- Dawn L Comeau
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Dhand A, Luke DA, Carothers BJ, Evanoff BA. Academic Cross-Pollination: The Role of Disciplinary Affiliation in Research Collaboration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145916. [PMID: 26760302 PMCID: PMC4711942 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Academic collaboration is critical to knowledge production, especially as teams dominate scientific endeavors. Typical predictors of collaboration include individual characteristics such as academic rank or institution, and network characteristics such as a central position in a publication network. The role of disciplinary affiliation in the initiation of an academic collaboration between two investigators deserves more attention. Here, we examine the influence of disciplinary patterns on collaboration formation with control of known predictors using an inferential network model. The study group included all researchers in the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) at Washington University in St. Louis. Longitudinal data were collected on co-authorships in grants and publications before and after ICTS establishment. Exponential-family random graph models were used to build the network models. The results show that disciplinary affiliation independently predicted collaboration in grant and publication networks, particularly in the later years. Overall collaboration increased in the post-ICTS networks, with cross-discipline ties occurring more often than within-discipline ties in grants, but not publications. This research may inform better evaluation models of university-based collaboration, and offer a roadmap to improve cross-disciplinary collaboration with discipline-informed network interventions.
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- Amar Dhand
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Center for Public Health Systems Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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