Social network analysis: A useful tool for visualizing and evaluating forestry research

International Forestry Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Klenk, Nicole L ^a   Hickey, G M ^a   Maclellan, J I ^b   Gonzales, R ^c   Cardille, J ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forestry research collaboration; Science management; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; FORESTRY MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 67650660749     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.11.1.134     Document Type: Article

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