Impacts of an interdisciplinary research center on participant publication and collaboration patterns: A case study of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis

Research Evaluation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 327-340

  Bishop, Pamela R ^a   Huck, Schuyler W ^a   Ownley, Bonnie H ^a   Richards, Jennifer K ^a   Skolits, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Coauthorship; Interdisciplinary research; Publication output; Research center; Scientific collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84985911647     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: 14715449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvu019     Document Type: Article

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