Scientific collaboration networks in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. An analysis from the scientific field and power

This paper proposes an analytical model for scientific collaboration networks supported on the field theory of Pierre Bourdieu, specifically the analysis of power, and social network analysis (ARS). The database on which is applied the model was built into the research project "Scientific and Technological knowledge available in Department of Antioquia. 1990-2010 ". This database collects all the scientific papers published by authors from the Department of Antioquia in Colombia in Scopus, Web of Science and Publindex (scientific classification system of the country). This proposed model means by scientific collaboration networks all the relations generated by researchers affiliated with institutions of Antioquia within 2 topics: 1) the collaboration between authors from different universities and 2) the collaboration between authors from universities and public and private institutions (these two issues are analyzed at the regional, national and international level). In addition, is made measurements of the productivity of the authors, the language most published, analysis of references to see the most cited authors and invisible colleges that are generated to describe if these factors are decisive or not in collaboration. Finally, the analysis is segmented according to scientific disciplines and research topics more relevant, given that for the volume of publications. The theory behind the model describes the relationships within science as a “field”, specifically force field, with a structure and actors involved in this structure. These relationships contain rules and strategies charged of specific interests.