Impact of institutional organization on research productivity and multidisciplinarity

Alberto García-Rodríguez*, R. A. Barrio, Tzipe Govezensky, Julia Tagüeña, Miguel Robles Pérez, Humberto Carrillo Calvet, José Luis Jiménez Andrade, Ricardo Arencibia-Jorge, Kimmo Kaski

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Abstract

In this article, we will describe a model to examine the influence of differently organized institutions on their scientific productivity. We take two extreme cases, on one hand, an institution divided in departments with no collaboration between people in different departments. These could be disciplines or merely projects. On the other hand, we consider an institution that allows interactions between all individuals, without a departmental structure to a department. We compare the results with data from the Institute of Renewable Energy (IER) at UNAM, which has changed its organization and policies during the last 30 years, and we could quantitatively predict the changes observed in productivity and multidisciplinarity. This model can be applied to a broader set of institutions and processes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1161019
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalFrontiers in Physics
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • mathematical modeling of society
  • multidiscipline
  • research structure
  • scientific collaborations
  • social networks

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