Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers
Abstract Although transmissible cancers have, so far, only been documented in three independent animal groups, they not only impact animals that have high economic, environmental and social significance, but they are also one of the most virulent parasitic life forms. Currently known transmissible c...
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| author | Antoine M. Dujon Gail Schofield Georgina Bramwell Nynke Raven Rodrigo Hamede Frédéric Thomas Beata Ujvari |
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| description | Abstract Although transmissible cancers have, so far, only been documented in three independent animal groups, they not only impact animals that have high economic, environmental and social significance, but they are also one of the most virulent parasitic life forms. Currently known transmissible cancers traverse terrestrial and marine environments, and are predicted to be more widely distributed across animal groups; thus, the implementation of effective collaborative scientific networks is important for combating existing and emerging forms. Here, we quantify how collaborative effort on the three known transmissible cancers has advanced through the formation of collaborative networks among institutions and disciplines. These three cancers occur in bivalves (invertebrates—disseminated neoplasia; DN), Tasmanian devils (vertebrate—marsupial; devil facial tumour disease; DFTD) and dogs (vertebrate—eutherian mammal; canine transmissible venereal tumour; CTVT). Research on CTVT and DN has been conducted since 1876 and 1969, respectively, whereas systematic research on DFTD only started in 2006. Yet, collaborative effort on all three diseases is global, encompassing six major Scopus subject areas. Collaborations steadily increased between 1963 and 2006 for CTVT and DN, with similar acceleration for all three cancers since 2006. Network analyses demonstrated that scientists are organizing themselves into efficient collaborative networks; however, these networks appear to be far stronger for DFTD and DN, possibly due to the recent detection of new strains adding impetus to research and associated publications (enhancing citation trajectories). In particular, global and multidisciplinary collaborations formed almost immediately after DFTD research was initiated, leading to similar research effort and relatively greater research outputs compared to the other two diseases. Therefore, in the event of outbreaks of new lineages of existing transmissible cancers, or the discovery of new transmissible cancers in the future, the rapid formation of international collaborations spanning relevant disciplines is vital for the efficient management of these diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4946a7e6facd487ab75da3eafc8717f22022-12-22T01:20:32ZengWileyEvolutionary Applications1752-45712020-08-011371745175510.1111/eva.12938Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancersAntoine M. Dujon0Gail Schofield1Georgina Bramwell2Nynke Raven3Rodrigo Hamede4Frédéric Thomas5Beata Ujvari6School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Victoria AustraliaSchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences Queen Mary University of London London UKSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Victoria AustraliaSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Victoria AustraliaSchool of Natural Sciences University of Tasmania Hobart Tasmania AustraliaCREEC/MIVEGEC UMR IRD/CNRS/UM 5290 Montpellier Cedex 5 FranceSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Deakin University Victoria AustraliaAbstract Although transmissible cancers have, so far, only been documented in three independent animal groups, they not only impact animals that have high economic, environmental and social significance, but they are also one of the most virulent parasitic life forms. Currently known transmissible cancers traverse terrestrial and marine environments, and are predicted to be more widely distributed across animal groups; thus, the implementation of effective collaborative scientific networks is important for combating existing and emerging forms. Here, we quantify how collaborative effort on the three known transmissible cancers has advanced through the formation of collaborative networks among institutions and disciplines. These three cancers occur in bivalves (invertebrates—disseminated neoplasia; DN), Tasmanian devils (vertebrate—marsupial; devil facial tumour disease; DFTD) and dogs (vertebrate—eutherian mammal; canine transmissible venereal tumour; CTVT). Research on CTVT and DN has been conducted since 1876 and 1969, respectively, whereas systematic research on DFTD only started in 2006. Yet, collaborative effort on all three diseases is global, encompassing six major Scopus subject areas. Collaborations steadily increased between 1963 and 2006 for CTVT and DN, with similar acceleration for all three cancers since 2006. Network analyses demonstrated that scientists are organizing themselves into efficient collaborative networks; however, these networks appear to be far stronger for DFTD and DN, possibly due to the recent detection of new strains adding impetus to research and associated publications (enhancing citation trajectories). In particular, global and multidisciplinary collaborations formed almost immediately after DFTD research was initiated, leading to similar research effort and relatively greater research outputs compared to the other two diseases. Therefore, in the event of outbreaks of new lineages of existing transmissible cancers, or the discovery of new transmissible cancers in the future, the rapid formation of international collaborations spanning relevant disciplines is vital for the efficient management of these diseases.https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12938data‐miningemerging diseasesmeta‐analysisoutbreakquantitative reviewresearch impact |
| spellingShingle | Antoine M. Dujon Gail Schofield Georgina Bramwell Nynke Raven Rodrigo Hamede Frédéric Thomas Beata Ujvari Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers Evolutionary Applications data‐mining emerging diseases meta‐analysis outbreak quantitative review research impact |
| title | Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| title_full | Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| title_fullStr | Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| title_short | Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| title_sort | global meta analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers |
| topic | data‐mining emerging diseases meta‐analysis outbreak quantitative review research impact |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12938 |
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