Peering inside research networks: Some observations on the effect of the intensity of collaboration on the variability of research quality

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 784-794

  Rigby, J ^a   Edler, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Impact; Peer review; Research

Indexed keywords

PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COLLABORATION; IMPACT; PEER REVIEW; RESEARCH QUALITY;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23044470851     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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