On scaling of scientific knowledge production in U.S. metropolitan areas

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Nomaler, Önder ^a   Frenken, Koen ^b   Heimeriks, Gaston ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIST; SCOPUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; POPULATION DENSITY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84908610932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110805     Document Type: Article

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