Study of co-authorship network of papers in the journal of research in medical sciences using social network analysis

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-46

  Zare Farashbandi, Firoozeh ^a   Geraei, Ehsan ^b   Siamaki, Saba ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Centrality; Density; Journal of research in medical sciences; Mean distance; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTHOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL NETWORK; WRITING;

EID: 84896716556     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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