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Network structure, self-organization, and the growth of international collaboration in science

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Wagner, Caroline S., Leydesdorff, Loet·2005·Research Policy
DOI 10.1016/j.respol.2005.08.002
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Different approaches have been used to analyse international collaboration in science but none can fully explain its rapid growth. Using international co-authorships, we test the hypothesis that international collaboration is a self-organising network. Applying tools from network analysis, the paper shows that the growth of international co-authorships can be explained based on the organising principle of preferential attachment, although the attachment mechanism deviates from an ideal power-law. Several explanations for the deviation are explored, including that of the influence of institutional constraints on the mechanism of self-organisation.

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Authors
Wagner, C. S., & Leydesdorff, L.
Venue
Research Policy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-12
Volume
34
Issue
10
Pages
1608-1618
ISSN
0048-7333 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.respol.2005.08.002
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W1964920419
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1,111
References
66
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18.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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