Research collaboration at a distance: Changing spatial patterns of scientific collaboration within Europe

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 662-673

  Hoekman, Jarno ^a,b   Frenken, Koen ^a,b   Tijssen, Robert J W ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co publication counts; European integration; Gravity equation; Research collaboration; Spatial proximity

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN RESEARCH POLICY; GENERAL TRENDS; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL PROXIMITY;

PUBLISHING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 77951137363     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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