Fig 1.
The relative abundance and scientific impact of collaborative interactions versus the level of research overlap.
Distribution of pairwise scores for estimating the fraction of collaborative interactions (CLS) and their scientific impact scores (IS) across different level of pairwise research overlap (ROS). Pairwise scores were computed for 368511 non redundant pairs of researchers (Methods). The number of researchers pairs that fall in each bin (low to high ROS): 400664, 129032, 93748, 46361, 25874, 26797, 8825, 2970, 2240, 26491. Mean IS score were considered only for collaborating pairs (hence reflecting collaboration quality and not tendency). The number of collaborating pairs in each bin (low to high ROS): 558, 360, 312, 208, 165, 143, 85, 50, 31, 138. Bars represent standard error.
Table 1.
Relative abundance and impact of collaborative interaction within different categories of affiliation associations.