Impact of institutional organization on research productivity and multidisciplinarity

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 disci...

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Published in:	Frontiers in physics Vol. 11
Main Authors:	García-Rodríguez, Alberto, Barrio, R. A., Govezensky, Tzipe, Tagüeña, Julia, Pérez, Miguel Robles, Calvet, Humberto Carrillo, Jiménez Andrade, José Luis, Arencibia-Jorge, Ricardo, Kaski, Kimmo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A 28-06-2023
Subjects:	mathematical modeling of society multidiscipline research structure scientific collaborations social networks
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Summary:	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.
ISSN:	2296-424X 2296-424X
DOI:	10.3389/fphy.2023.1161019