Replication data for: Structure and Evolution of Scientific Collaboration Networks in a Modern Research Collaboratory

By use of survey research and network analysis, this dissertation examines the collaborative ecology of CENS in terms of three networks of interaction: co-authorship of scholarly publications, communication activity on mailing lists, and interpersonal acquaintanceship.

This study exposes the topology, structure, and evolution of these networks in relation with the disciplinary and institutional arrangements of CENS. Findings indicate that CENS collaboration networks have fluid, non-cliquish, small-world topologies, and are free of prestige-based mechanisms. Further analysis reveals that structural communities in the co-authorship and acquaintanceship networks overlap considerably.