Knowledge production and the structure of collaboration networks in two scientific fields

Dorothea Jansen (), Regina Görtz and Richard Heidler
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Dorothea Jansen: German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer
Regina Görtz: German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer
Richard Heidler: German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer

Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 83, issue 1, No 14, 219-241

Abstract: Abstract In this paper the relationship between knowledge production and the structure of research networks in two scientific fields is assessed. We investigate whether knowledge production corresponds positively or negatively with different types of social network structure. We show that academic fields generate knowledge in different ways and that within the fields, different types of networks act as a stimulant for knowledge generation.

Keywords: Knowledge production; Research collaboration; Social network analysis; New sciences; Nanoscience; Astrophysics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0022-1

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