Shaping the European research collaboration in the 6th Framework Programme health thematic area through network analysis

Scientometrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 377-386

  Ortega, José Luis ^a   Aguillo, Isidro F ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

6th Framework programme; Network analysis; Research collaboration; Scientometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955846388     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0218-4     Document Type: Article

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