Detecting, identifying and visualizing research groups in co-authorship networks

Scientometrics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 307-319

  Perianes Rodríguez, Antonio ^a,b   Olmeda Gómez, Carlos ^a,b   Moya Anegón, Félix ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coauthorship; Information visualization; Network analysis; Research groups; Scientific collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952878724     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0040-z     Document Type: Article

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