How interdisciplinary is a given body of research?

Research Evaluation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-282

  Porter, Alan L ^a,b,c   Roessner, J David ^b,d   Heberger, Anne E ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Georgia Tech

^c Technology Management   (United States)

^d SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 58149166739     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820208X364553     Document Type: Article

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