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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Main Authors: Bettencourt, Luis M. A. (Author), Kaiser, David I. (Contributor), Kaur, Jasleen (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2009-12-16T14:29:33Z.
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