Variation in research collaboration patterns across academic ranks

Scientometrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2275-2294

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^b   Murgia, Gianluca ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic rank; Bibliometrics; Collaboration patterns; Italy; Research collaboration; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897575549     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-1185-3     Document Type: Article

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