Emerging research fronts in science and technology: Patterns of new knowledge development

Scientometrics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-38

  Upham, S Phineas ^a   Small, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMSON REUTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusters; Emerging science; Innovation; Research fronts

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952322329     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0051-9     Document Type: Article

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