Description
Visualization of global scientific collaboration patterns by Olivier Beauchesne, a research analyst at Science-Metrix, a bibliometric and science policy research firm based in Montreal. Published in 2011, Beauchesne was inspired by Paul Butler's Facebook friendship map and drew connections between cities when two authors from different locations co-authored a paper. The visualization covers scientific papers published between 2005 and 2009, revealing dense collaboration networks between North America, Europe, and East Asia, with major hubs in Boston, London, Tokyo, and Beijing. The map shows that scientific collaboration mirrors but does not exactly replicate social and economic ties — some corridors of research collaboration are surprisingly strong given geographic distance.
