Shaping the interdisciplinary knowledge network of China: A network analysis based on citation data from 1981 to 2010

Scientometrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-106

  Liu, Chen ^a   Shan, Wei ^b   Yu, Jing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; Interdisciplinary knowledge network; Network analysis; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052612351     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0450-6     Document Type: Article

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