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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Analysis of nutrition research networks in West Africa: Application of social network analysis to co-authorship data to understand and enhance collaboration

April 20, 2020

  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Africa/Dakar)
  • 10:00 – 11:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 7:30 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

This webinar will present results from social network analysis (SNA) of nutrition networks in West Africa. A sub-component of the systematic review, this work applies SNA to authorship and affiliation data collected for the review to illuminate the patterns of collaboration and the structures of collaborative networks. The results highlight how SNA can be used to analyze research networks.