Abstract
Some topics in this supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine1 Stokols D. Hall K.L. Taylor B. Moser R.P. The science of team science: overview of the field and introduction to the supplement. Am J Prev Med. 2008; 35: S77-S89 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (472) Google Scholar , 2 Stokols D. Misra S. Moser R.P. Hall K.L. Taylor B.K. The ecology of team science: understanding contextual influences on transdisciplinary collaboration. Am J Prev Med. 2008; 35: S96-S115 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (356) Google Scholar , 3 Hall K.L. Feng A.X. Moser R.P. Stokols D. Taylor B.K. Moving the science of team science forward: collaboration and creativity. Am J Prev Med. 2008; 35: S243-S249 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (152) Google Scholar focus on the rigorous analysis of various contextual factors influencing the design, implementation, and sustainability of transdisciplinary research; however, an additional area of scientific exploration that may benefit Team Science and the transdisciplinary research field is the formal investigation of factors that elucidate when scientific areas are merging and/or ripe for collaborative study. This precursor of collaboration readiness could play a significant role in understanding why and how team science collaborations breakdown or thrive. 1 Stokols D. Hall K.L. Taylor B. Moser R.P. The science of team science: overview of the field and introduction to the supplement. Am J Prev Med. 2008; 35: S77-S89 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (472) Google Scholar If fields of science have not sufficiently evolved toward one another or their underlying support structures are incongruous, it may be difficult or impossible to initiate and maintain cross-disciplinary research even though the participants are eager and other readiness challenges have been successfully met. Understanding the underlying readiness markers could go a long way in determining why some collaborative projects fail or succeed, forecasting why and/or when some projects should be initiated, and identifying collaborative opportunities that were otherwise unknown. These findings could be used to help identify research opportunities within and across scientific fields. After gaining insight into when scientific areas are converging, having tools or methodologies for matching compatible investigators for successful Team Science would further aid the process.
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