Cognitive and Social Structure of the Elite Collaboration Network of Astrophysics: A Case Study on Shifting Network Structures

Minerva

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-488

  Heidler, Richard ^a  

^a Lehrstuhl Soziologie der Organisation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrophysics; Co authorship network; Cognitive structure; Dark energy; Elite network; Epistemic culture; Scientific collaboration; Scientific disciplines; Scientific networks; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555178392     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11024-011-9184-0     Document Type: Article

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