Mapping Research Collaboration Network of International Methane Hydrate Research

As a new type of potential energy, methane hydrate presents a very high resource value, has been a long-term research focus in oil and gas industry. Based on the Web of Science database, this paper analyzes the research collaboration of international methane hydrate. The paper gives a framework for collaboration network of methane hydrate research. Based on the 7194 collected papers during 2001-2016, the paper calculates the cooperation rate and...