Abstract
We have explored the collaborative network of the current American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) membership using bibliometric methods. The analysis shows that 4249 members are connected in a single, large, co-authorship graph, including the majority of the most published authors in the field of mass spectrometry. The map reveals topographical differences between university groups and national laboratories, and that the co-authors with the strongest links have long worked together at the same location. We have collected and summarized information on the geographical distribution of members, showing a high coverage of active researchers in North America and Western Europe. Looking at research fields, we could also identify a number of new or ‘hot’ topics among ASMS members. Interactive versions of the maps are available on-line at https://goo.gl/UBNFMQ (collaborative network) and https://goo.gl/WV25vm (research topics).Graphical ᅟ
Highlights
A s a scientific society, the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) has an obvious interest in the collaboration among its members and how such collaboration and mentoring influence the development of the field of mass spectrometry
Such investigations are common in the field of bibliometrics [5], which can be defined as the study of bodies of interrelated documents, for example the scientific literature
We define the ASMS membership as all 10,011 persons who were members at any time in the period from October 21, 2015 until October 14, 2016
Summary
A s a scientific society, the ASMS has an obvious interest in the collaboration among its members and how such collaboration and mentoring influence the development of the field of mass spectrometry. The high degree of connectivity between past and current researchers in the field was recently made clear in two historical perspectives volumes of the Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry [3, 4]. While in no way a substitute for the historical research, contexts, and narratives provided in these volumes, systematic studies of the scientific literature can complement and illustrate past and present collaborative patterns. Such investigations are common in the field of bibliometrics [5], which can be defined as the study of bodies of interrelated documents, for example the scientific literature. Bibliometrics provides an established methodology for analyzing and visualizing connections among research developments
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