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COOPERATION IN HEALTH: MAPPING COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS ON THE WEB
Colaboração Científica
Redes
Comunicação Científica
Cooperação internacional em Saúde
Cientific Colaboration
Web
Cientific Communication
International Cooperation in Health
Comunicação e Divulgação Científica
Cooperação internacional
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Presidência. Coordenação de Comunicação Social. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Casa de Oswaldo Cruz. Museu da Vida. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Casa de Oswaldo Cruz. Museu da Vida. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Objective: to map and investigate the relationships established on the web between leading health-research institutions around the world. Methods: sample selection was based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centres (CCs). Data on the 768 active CCs in 89 countries were retrieved from the WHO's database. The final sample consisted of 190 institutions devoted to health sciences in 42 countries. Data on each institution's website were retrieved using webometric techniques (interlinking), and an asymmetric matrix was generated for social network analysis. Findings: the results showed that American and European institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), are the most highly connected on the web and have a higher capacity to attract hyperlinks. The Karolinska Institute (KI-SE) in Sweden is well placed as an articulation point between several integrants of the network and the component's core but lacks general recognition on the web by hyperlinks. Regarding the north-south divide, Mexico and Brazil appear to be key southern players on the web. The results showed that the hyperlinks exchanged between northern and southern countries present an abysmal gap: 99.49% of the hyperlinks provided by the North are directed toward the North itself, in contrast to 0.51% that are directed toward the South. Regarding the South, its institutions are more connected to its northern partners, with 98.46% of its hyperlinks directed toward the North, and mainly toward the United States, compared with 1.54% toward southern neighbors. Conclusion: it is advisable to strengthen integration policies on the web and to increase web networking through hyperlink exchange. In this way, the web could actually reflect international cooperation in health and help to legitimize and enhance the visibility of the many existing south-south collaboration networks.
Keywords in Portuguese
Cooperação em SaúdeColaboração Científica
Redes
Comunicação Científica
Cooperação internacional em Saúde
Keywords
Health CooperationCientific Colaboration
Web
Cientific Communication
International Cooperation in Health
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Redes de Informação de Ciência e TecnologiaComunicação e Divulgação Científica
Cooperação internacional
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