Cities and the geographical deconcentration of scientific activity: A multilevel analysis of publications (1987–2007)

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2219-2234

  Grossetti, Michel ^a   Eckert, Denis ^a   Gingras, Yves ^b   Jégou, Laurent ^a   Larivière, Vincent ^c   Milard, Béatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

agglomeration; geography; science studies; Web of Science

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; MEGACITY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

EID: 84908587149     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013506047     Document Type: Article

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