@article{6067d8629e954cb1b33948d46e4aa581,
title = "Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis",
abstract = "This paper provides an examination of inter-organizational collaboration in the UK research system. Data are collected on organizational collaboration on projects funded by four key UK research councils: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The organizational partnerships include both academic and nonacademic institutions. A collaboration network is created for each research council, and an exponential random graph model is applied to inform on the mechanisms underpinning collaborative tie formation on research council-funded projects. We find that in the sciences, collaborative patterns are much more hierarchical and concentrated in a small handful of actors compared to the social sciences and humanities projects. Institutions that are members of the elite Russell Group (a set of 24 high-ranking UK universities) are much more likely to be involved in collaborations across research councils.",
keywords = "ERGM, UK, collaboration, knowledge exchange, research council",
author = "Matthew Smith and Yasaman Sarabi and Dimitris Christopoulos",
note = "Funding Information: The research to date has tended to focus on explaining university—industry partnerships, given the implications for impact and reaching relevant beneficiaries. However, there has been less attention given to university—university collaborative ties. Yet given the role that universities play in national innovation systems, and their role in research council-funded projects, it is important to understand the factors that give rise to these partnerships, in addition to university-industry ties. Projects funded by research councils rarely involve only one university, rather involve many university stakeholders. This paper examines collaborations between organizations on research-funded projects involving several partnership ties, including university–industry and university–university ties. Funding Information: Figure presents the geographical distribution of funding for each research council, the circles represent the lead organization that was funded by the research council, and the size of the node is the total level of funding they received over the time period. Across research councils, much of the funding is centered on institutions in the south of England, particularly London. Funding for the AHRC appears to be more evenly distributed compared to the other research councils. The BBSRC has higher level of funding awarded to Scottish institutions compared to the other research councils. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press.",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1017/nws.2022.33",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "143--173",
journal = "Network Science",
issn = "2050-1242",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
number = "Special Issue 1",
}