国家自然科学基金合作网络分析--以中国西部环境和生态科学为例

Analysis on Cooperative Network in National Natural Science Foundation——A Case Study in West China Environment and Eco-science

当前,国家自然科学基金的经费每年都以两位数增长,学科资助方向和科研项目的管理日益受到重视.对2001—2005年重大研究计划重点项目中的中国西部环境和生态科学的36个项目的18个承担单位进行了社会网络分析.分析结果显示,该领域项目主要集中在几个专业研究机构;承担单位间的合作较少且具有地域性;大学在项目承担中处于劣势,但是名牌大学却是其他申请单位合作的重要对象.

Currently, the National Natural Science Foundation presents two-digit annual growth, and people pay more attention to the management and direction of research subjects. It selects 18 spenser units of 36 projects on West China Environment and Eco-science of Key projects in the major research plan in 2001-2005. It analyzes the relationship of cooperation among these units with the theory of social network. The results show that sponsor units in this area are mainly concentrated in a few specialized research institutions; there are few cooperation among these 18 units; universities have less advantage to take sponsorship for the projects, but some prestigious universities are the key target for cooperation taken by other applican units.