African regional innovation systems: Bibliometric analysis of research collaboration patterns 2005-2009

Scientometrics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 471-493

  Toivanen, Hannes ^a   Ponomariov, Branco ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Collaboration; Innovation; Innovation systems; Research; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959637218     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0390-1     Document Type: Article

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