Evolution of coauthorship networks: Worldwide scientific production on leishmaniasis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 719-727

  González Alcaide, Gregorio ^a   Huamaní, Charles ^b   Park, Jinseo ^c   Ramos, José Manuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)   (South Korea)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Coauthorship network; Leishmaniasis; Scientific collaboration; Scientific network evolution; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHOR; BIBLIOMETRICS; BRAZIL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGLECTED DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEISHMANIASIS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892687405     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0207-2013     Document Type: Article

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