Co-Authorship Patterns at the Medical School of the American University of Beirut between 2004 and 2014

The present research analyses the scientific collaboration network among American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) researchers and other medical institutions in the world. The aim is to learn if scholars who work in the same field, same geographical distance and same affiliation show similar collaboration patterns. The dataset was downloaded from Scopus and Web of Science and a total of 3300 articles were examined. Two criteria were taken into consideration: country and department. The study showed that AUBMC scholars tend to collaborate more among themselves and others from the United States and Europe. They collaborate less with other Lebanese institutions and institutions from the Arab world. The investigation of this topic brings practical implications such as re-allocation of resources depending on the collaboration pattern among scholars.

本研究分析了贝鲁特美国大学医学中心（American University of Beirut Medical Center, AUBMC）研究人员与全球其他医疗机构间的科学合作网络。本研究旨在探究同一研究领域、相同地理距离及同一隶属机构的学者是否呈现相似的合作模式。本数据集从Scopus与Web of Science数据库中获取，共纳入3300篇文献进行分析。研究考量了两项评估维度：所属国家与院系。结果显示，AUBMC学者更倾向于与本机构同仁及美国、欧洲的学者开展合作，而与黎巴嫩国内其他医疗机构及阿拉伯世界的相关机构合作频次较低。本主题的研究具有实际应用价值，可根据学者间的合作模式优化资源配置。