Co-authorship Network Analysis

Co-authorship Network Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Strategic Planning of Research, Development and Capacity Building Programs on Neglected Diseases Carlos Medicis Morel1 *, Suzanne Jacob Serruya2¤ , Gerson Oliveira Penna3 , Reinaldo Guimara ˜es4 1 National... More

Co-authorship Network Analysis: A Powerful Tool for Strategic Planning of Research, Development and Capacity Building Programs on Neglected Diseases Carlos Medicis Morel1 *, Suzanne Jacob Serruya2¤ , Gerson Oliveira Penna3 , Reinaldo Guimara ˜es4 1 National Institute for Science and Technology on Innovation on Neglected Diseases (INCT/IDN), Center for Technological Development in Health (CDTS), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2 Department of Science and Technology (DECIT), Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Goods (SCTIE), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil, 3 Secretary of Health Surveillance (SVS), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil, 4 Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Goods (SCTIE), Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil Abstract Background: New approaches and tools were needed to support the strategic planning, implementation and management of a Program launched by the Brazilian Government to fund research, development and capacit Less