Cooperation in health: A cluster analysis of 190 research institutions

Lang, Pamela Barreto; Gouveia, Fabio C.; Leta, Jacqueline

doi:10.4103/2320-0057.135414

Research ArticleJournal of Scientometric ResearchVol. 2 | Issue 3 | 2013 | pp. 223–230Open access

Cooperation in health: A cluster analysis of 190 research institutions

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¹ Coordination of Social Communication, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
² Museum of Life, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
³ Medical Biochemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.

Correspondence: Pamela Barreto Lang
Coordination of Social Communication, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
Email: pamela@fiocruz.br

Published:: Sep 1, 2013
DOI:: 10.4103/2320-0057.135414

How to cite

Lang, P. B., Gouveia, F. C., & Leta, J. (2013). Cooperation in health: A cluster analysis of 190 research institutions. Journal of Scientometric Research, 2(3), 223–230. https://doi.org/10.4103/2320-0057.135414

Abstract

Introduction: Webometrics has been recognized as a science with great potential for application in various fields. However, studies in this area are still restricted to the large field of informetrics. Moreover, the debate surrounding the relation between the web and the health field has been dedicated to addressing issues of socioeconomic nature related to universal access and a new division between north and south. Objectives: With the aim of contributing to the broadening of webometrics to other areas of knowledge, this study intends to map on the web, in the light of international cooperation models, relations between major health research institutions. Results: Results showed predominantly thematic groupings, the reflection of a north-south cooperation model and a low expression of relations between institutions of south countries.

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Title	Cooperation in health: A cluster analysis of 190 research institutions
Authors	Pamela Barreto Lang; Fabio C. Gouveia; Jacqueline Leta
Affiliations	Coordination of Social Communication, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.; Museum of Life, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.; Medical Biochemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.
Corresponding author	pamela@fiocruz.br
Journal	Journal of Scientometric Research
Volume / Issue	Vol. 2, Issue 3 (2013)