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figure shows the relations between co-authors involved in CEDRA publications
(eight major editions produced by groups of co-authors). The investigation
has been carried out by applying tools of network analysis (see PDF guide).
The
picture presented by the network of co-authors in CEDRA studies looks similar
to the previous one of co-participants in events (figure
9): again the hard core (co-authors involved in at least two studies)
consisting nearly entirely of FORUM members. The potential of this densely
connected group (figure B) for generating knowledge, in exchange with the
wider group of authors, is very high. In contrast, the four co-authors
most frequently involved (figure C) are connected with each other by just
one person. This comparison (figures B:C) suggests that the collaboration
in CEDRA publishing activities is underpinned by a relatively large group
of closely related researchers rather than a small team. |