International collaboration, mobility and team diversity in the life sciences: Impact on research performance

Social Geography

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-36

  Barjak, F ^a   Robinson, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b Technologieforschung MbH ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE SCIENCE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 77049108913     PISSN: 17294274     EISSN: 17294312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/sg-3-23-2008     Document Type: Article

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