Breaking down silos: Mapping growth of cross-disciplinary collaboration in a translational science initiative

Clinical and Translational Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 143-149

  Luke, Douglas A ^a   Carothers, Bobbi J ^a   Dhand, Amar ^b   Bell, Ryan A ^a   Moreland Russell, Sarah ^a   Sarli, Cathy C ^b   Evanoff, Bradley A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Interdisciplinary science; Network analysis; Science of team science; Scientific collaboration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CROSS DISCIPLINE COLLABORATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FUNDING; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STOCHASTIC MODEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOPERATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONNEL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TRENDS;

COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84928094309     PISSN: 17528054     EISSN: 17528062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cts.12248     Document Type: Article

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