What sort of stream networks do scientific ideas flow along?

Physorg  January 12, 2018
Researchers in Poland have shown that tracking the dependencies between co-authors reveals not only the paths along which scientific ideas flow, but also reconstructs the structure of scientific cooperation and detects emerging communities. Interestingly, the proposed method of analysis can be an effective tool to fight terrorists and even dishonest politicians… read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE

Connections between collaborators show the existence of several clearly visible sub-networks, corresponding to scientific communities focusing on specific research topics. Credit: IFJ PAN

 

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