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Funded Research Visualizations at CSU

James Folkestad (CAHS)Stephen C. Hayne (Business)2002-2009OutlineISTeC

NSF/NIH Funding

Research Questions

CSU Funded Research VisualizationsInterdisciplinary Collaborations (Map of Science)

Research @ CSU2BackgroundEvents National Academies Report (late 2004)NSF/NIH interdisciplinary policy emerges (2005)CSU Supercluster Initiative announced (2006)

Innovation for Global CompetitivenessPorter strength of linkages (2000)Porters Economic Clusters (1998)Silicon Valley Technology Hub, California Wine ClusterResearch @ CSU3Looking for funding to download and analyze NSF/NIH data to discover actual inter-disciplinary connection visualization. And to compare CSU to NSF/NIH3Prior ResearchInnovationmyth of the lone inventor (Berkun, 2007)

Creativitykey concerns of organizations and businesses (Runco, 2004)

Collaborationincreased innovation in bio-tech startups (Napier & Nilsson, 2006)Research @ CSU4Prior ResearchCollaboration is hardMany barriers to success (various)

Interdisciplinary Collaboration is harder!merely reconfiguration of old studies (Rhoten, 2004)

Academia consists of disparate cultures and tribes that continue to operate in isolated disciplinesResearch @ CSU5Research QuestionsWhat is the structure of the relationships between researchers at CSU?

Are there any differences in these structures pre/post the supercluster change events?

Research @ CSU6Research Model with EventsResearch @ CSU7

ConsiderationsNot Communications DataNot Publication DataNot Citation DataNo External RelationshipsNo Implicit Relationships

However, $$ speaks loudlyLess gaming?

Research @ CSU8CSU Federally Funded ResearchResearch @ CSU9Sponsored Programs data from 2002 to 20092002-2005 is PRE2006-2009 is POST

5291Funded Grants

1411 CSU Researchers

5111 RelationshipsPI, Co-PI, CollaboratorGrants and ProposalsResearch @ CSU10CSU Research Proposal DataYearProposalsAmount2002550$281M2003643$418M2004849$411M2005881$381M2006954$441M2007984$405M20081070$515M20091340$901MYearGrantsAmount2002391$159M2003421$175M2004659$189M2005596$199M2006705$170M2007823$161M2008854$224M2009842$187MFundedNot FundedResearch @ CSU11MeasuresDensityHow tightly bound a system is, and denser networks are desired, being more resilient, and for increasing productivity and collaboration.

CentralityA centralized network is highly dependent on a few key people to start initiatives and distribute information.

Research @ CSU12In a highly centralized network information spreads easily but the center is indispensable for the transmission of information.

12MeasuresCut Ties (Bridges)Bridges are ties (lines) in a network whose removal would cause a separation between network components and disconnect one part of the network from another

Bridges are important Research @ CSU13In a highly centralized network information spreads easily but the center is indispensable for the transmission of information.

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Research @ CSU141416000 journals sorted into 544 disciplines.

Isolated ResearchersCut TiesBiologyClusterMath/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesResearch @ CSU1515 Rubber banding effect, etc. Lots of individuals that are not connected at all Clusters get pulled to edges if connected to isolators Several distinct clusters connected through weak ties Central cluster (Biology? Explain) is being pulled to the center by multiple weak tiesSummary StatisticsFundedProposals$ Mean(Normalized)Individuals(Teams)InterDiscRelationshipsDensityBetweennessCentralityCut-Ties(InterDisc)PRE2067$349,682***676(229)2440.118***4.850.00159*66(41)POST3224$230,000***767(305)2690.083***5.430.00141*65(30)Not FundedPRE2914$510,922***742(430)6590.226***7.010.00183105(77)POST4337$521,640***826(535)7000.161***8.010.00169115(74) (Significance codes: ***p< 0.001, **p< 0.01, *p< 0.05)Research @ CSU16Note: Grants are 2x larger ($$) if interdisciplinary ***Pre vs. Post Network StructureLess funding ($$) per proposal

Fewer relationships and much fewer interdisciplinary relationships

Fewer interdisciplinary cut-ties, i.e. less connections between clusters

Yet, interdisciplinary grants are 2x larger!

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Isolated Well FundedResearchersLess FundedConnectedResearchersWell FundedIsolated ClusterMikeKirbyMath/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesResearch @ CSU1818 Very large funding unconnected folks Small funding connections Begs question of strategies to: Big to Big? Little to Big? Little to Little?

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPre (2002-2005)Research @ CSU1919

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPost (2006-2009)Research @ CSU2020

DensityNot Significantly DifferentBetweenness CentralityDecreasing! (p < .0212)Cut-Ties (Interdisciplinary Bridges)Decreasing!Pre=66(41)Post=65(30) Collaborations: 659(22%)700(16%)Research @ CSU2121

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPre (2002-2005)Research @ CSU2222

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPre (2002-2005)Research @ CSU2323

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPost (2006-2009)Research @ CSU2424

Math/PhysicsChemistryCS/EEEngineeringBiotechnolgoyEarth SciencesBiologyInfectious DiseasesMedicalBrainHealth ProfessionalsSocial SciencesHumanitiesPost (2006-2009)Research @ CSU2525Cut-TiesInvolved in Less FundingFrom $243M to $155M

10 Cut-Ties in Pre and Post DataLess Funding: $85M to $45M

Interdisciplinary Ties:Slightly more funding: $67.3M to $75.4MBut, 182 to 263 relationships

Research @ CSU26Strategy for CSU?Density of overall network is very lowLots of individual researchers!

Relatively few teams with very few interdisciplinary ties, thus even fewer interdisciplinary cut-ties!

IS CSU poorly positioned for interdisciplinary funding?Research @ CSU27Open QuestionsIs this the direction CSU intends to go?

Nationally are larger $$ being awarded to inter-disciplinary teams? Is CSU missing these opportunities?

Or?

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