How to improve research quality? Examining the impacts of collaboration intensity and member diversity in collaboration networks

Scientometrics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 747-761

  Liao, Chien Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exploration and exploitation; Member diversity; Research quality; Social capital; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251597506     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0309-2     Document Type: Article

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