Australian Institution Co-authorship Collaboration Patterns DataArena exhibition March 4th

Australian Institution Co-authorship Collaboration Patterns

On March 4th as part of the Digital Science Showcase, Australian collaboration co-authorship patterns were visualised within the UTS DataArena https://dataarena.net/.

About the Researchers

The networks presented represent a connected graph of co-authored researchers affiliated to Australian institutions from 2018-2023. Each researcher has been colour coded by the 2-digit FoR 2020 code they are most associated with. Each researcher is depicted by a sphere, and given a size based on the number of publications produced.

Graphs were visualised in 3d in Blender. A single co-authorship graph for Australia was created, and then replicated 5 times in a circle, with each instance filtered by institution using geonodes.

The presentation in the DataArena is based on the uploaded animation.

About the Clusters

To make the network easier to read, collaborations between clusters are not displayed, although they do play a significant role in the layout of the network. Clusters are colour coded by the most dominant discipline of the researchers within them, and are given a ‘height' based on the discipline that they proportionally belong to. Biomedical and Clinical Sciences clusters sit at the base of the network, with Language, Communication and Culture sitting at the top.

About the Classifications

The 2020 Field of Research codes used in this analysis have been assigned to publications using the approach detailed in “Recategorising research: Mapping from FoR 2008 to FoR 2020 in Dimensions” (https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00244.) Note: some research areas are not well represented in the network due to single author publications.

Methodology:

Graph layout: Batchlayout [1]

Clustering: Leiden Algorithm [2]

3d Layout: Blender [3]

Data: Dimensions [4]

Music for Animation: Scientific Cathedral (Instrumental Mix) Roaming Mosaics

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Music for DataArena: Michele Pasin Dreamy pianos - Study No 1 in C Minor (2023-12) [6]