Does cumulative advantage affect collective learning in science? An agent-based simulation

Scientometrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 437-463

  Watts, Christopher ^a   Gilbert, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulative advantage; Landscape search; Science models; Science policy; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052639931     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0432-8     Document Type: Review

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