Scientific discovery and topological transitions in collaboration networks
We analyze the advent and development of eight scientific fields from their inception to maturity and map the evolution of their networks of collaboration over time, measured in terms of co-authorship of scientific papers. We show that as a field develops it undergoes a topological transition in its...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier,
2009-12-16T14:29:33Z.
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