World cities of scientific knowledge: Systems, networks and potential dynamics. An analysis based on bibliometric indicators

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1879-1897

  Matthiessen, Christian Wichmann ^a   Schwarz, Annette Winkel ^b   Find, Søren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; FORECASTING METHOD; RESEARCH WORK; WORLD CITY;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77954975023     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010372683     Document Type: Article

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