Modeling the behaviour of science and technology: Self-propagating growth in the diffusion process

Scientometrics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 669-686

  Wong, Chan Yuan ^a   Goh, Kim Leng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Diffusion; Growth function; Science; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954954195     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0220-x     Document Type: Article

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