标题：A pesquisa em genética humana sob o prisma das redes: uma abordagem metodológica sobre campo científico e domínio de conhecimento | Research in human genetics from a social network angle: a methodological approach on scientific field and knowledge domain
其他标题：Research in human genetics from a social network angle: a
methodological approach on scientific field and knowledge domain
出版社：Laboratório Interdisciplinar em Inofrmação e Conhecimento (LIINC)
其他摘要：The article is a methodological cut of a
doctoral thesis whose object is the study
of the networks of researchers of the
area of human genetics. It is based on a
theoretical foundation that approximates
the conceptual and methodological
principles of the sociology of knowledge
(Pierre Bourdieu) and the organization of
knowledge (Birger Hjørland and others).
In order to operationalize these
theoretical frameworks in the study of
research networks, the method of social
networks analysis (SNA) is used, focusing
on the following concepts: domain of
knowledge; discursive community;
scientific field; social capital; scientific
capital. The methodological procedures
were carried out by extracting data from
co-authors between researchers linked to
genome research, opting for the egonetwork
approach. The objective is to
analyze the processes of communication,
authority and scientific authorship, in
order to study this scientific field and
knowledge domain through the
morphology of the research network. The
results show the following evidence: the nature of information shared in coauthoritative
expressions expresses the
scientific capital of the ego and the
network. Scientific capital obtained high
convertibility in social capital; research
objects, languages, and classifications
were formed as the launch of new
genome project notices, usually with
specific calls from development agencies.
It is concluded that in research networks
in this field - human genetics - the
conversion of scientific capital into social
capital functions as a kind of mobilizer of
symbolic exchanges and is a means of
providing the relational energy needed to
enter into agreements, establish links and
partnerships and maintain disciplinary
and interdisciplinary interest groups.
其他关键词：Scientific Knowledge
Production; Social Network Analysis;
Domain Analysis; Human Genetics;
Scientific Field.
