The Community Structure of Research and Development Cooperation in Europe: Evidence from a Social Network Perspective

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-432

  Barber, Michael J ^a   Fischer, Manfred M ^b   Scherngell, Thomas ^a  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK; VISUALIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 80053542462     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: 15384632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2011.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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