La participación española en los programas europeos: análisis estructural del área de salud del 6.º Programa Marco

Abstract

The aim of this work is to describe the participation of Spanish institutions in the 6th Framework Programmes thematic area on health. It presents a structural analysis of the collaboration network among the different organizations that participate in these projects, as well as a description of the degree of participation and of the results obtained, on a regional, sectorial, and individual basis. The results show that Spanish participation lies primarily with the governmental sector, especially on a national level, with the principal involvement concentrated in CSIC, CNIO, hospitals, and universities. The article concludes that Spain is on the periphery of the health-related thematic area, with participation largely undertaken by CSIC.