Experiences and perceptions of South–South and North–South scientific collaboration of mathematicians, physicists and chemists from five southern African universities

Scientometrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 717-743

  Zdravkovic, Marta ^a   Chiwona Karltun, Linley ^b   Zink, Eren ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic sciences; North South and South South collaboration; Scientific productivity and coauthorships; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983086266     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-1989-z     Document Type: Article

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