Spatial scientometrics: Towards a cumulative research program

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-232

  Frenken, Koen ^a   Hardeman, Sjoerd ^a   Hoekman, Jarno ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Citation; Collaboration; Geography; Mobility; Proximity; Spatial scientometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349087949     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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