1. Session 4 “Assessing research integration and its potential impact” Prof. Beate Kohler-Koch University of Mannheim / University of Bremen Findings from the CONNEX Statistical Network Analysis

3. Evolution of the number of contacts between network members Sept 04 June 05 March 08 April 06 April 07

4. Quantitative and qualitative integration T1 - Sept 2004Number Increase in comparison to foreyear Contacts N=90 Amount contacts934 valued contacts1707 T2- June 2005 Contacts N=90 Amount contacts14261,5 valued contacts24051,4 T3- April 2006 * Contacts N=90 Amount contacts18701,3 valued contacts30101,3 T4- June 2007 Contacts N=100 Amount contacts22231,2 valued contacts38811,3 T5- March 2008 Contacts N= 99 Amount contacts31181,4 valued contacts52842,4

5. Evolution of interdisciplinary connections between members Red= political science | Blue= sociology | Yellow= economics | Grey= law Green= other Sept 2004

6. March 2008 Evolution of interdisciplinary connections between members Red= political science | Blue= sociology | Yellow= economics | Grey= law Green= other

7. Contacts structure between participants with different degrees of academic seniority Red= Professor / Senior Blue= Post-Doc / Junior Yellow= PhD Sept 04

8. Contacts structure between participants with different degrees of academic seniority Red= Professor / Senior Blue= Post-Doc / Junior Yellow= PhD March 08

9. Evolution of core periphery relationship Yellow= core Blue= south Red= east / periphery Sept 04

10. Evolution of core periphery relationship Yellow= core ( Germany, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Belgium, EUI, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden) ) Blue= south ( France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece) Red= east / periphery ( Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Russia ) March 08

11. T1 average number of contacts T3 average number of contacts Contacts increase T3/T1 (%) T5 average number of contacts Contacts increase T5/T3 (%) Contacts increase T5/T1 (%) ALL Participants10,420,8200,0%31,5151,4%302,9% Male1020,9209,0%30,7146,9%307,0% Female11,220,5183,0%33,5163,4%299,1% Core13,625,2185,3%34,7137,7%255,1% Southern periphery614,8246,7%24,6166,2%410,0% Eastern Periphery4,412,5284,1%25,7205,6%584,1% Prof/Senior13,324,9187,2%33,8135,7%254,1% PostDoc8,819215,9%32,5171,1%369,3% PhD candidates38,7290,0%20,2232,2%673,3% Research integration and the reduction of imbalances

12. Evolution of most valued contacts Joint activities & joint cooperation T1T3T5 Core139312538 Southern periphery375261 Eastern periphery103237 Prof/Senior116231371 PostDoc5999175 PhD91342

13. Impact of research integration on the contact of individuals Case 1 Senior scholar from Poland Sept 04 April 06 March 08