Publication Date:
2012-03-15
Description:
In this paper, we use bibliometric methods and social network analysis to analyze the pattern of China–US scientific collaboration on individual level in nanotechnology. Results show that Chinese–American scientists have been playing an important role in China–US scientific collaboration. We find that China–US collaboration in nanotechnology mainly occurs between Chinese and Chinese–American scientists. In the co-authorship network, Chinese–American scientists tend to have higher betweenness centrality. Moreover, the series of polices implemented by the Chinese government to recruit oversea experts seems to contribute a lot to China–US scientific collaboration. Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-13 DOI 10.1007/s11192-012-0693-x Authors Xianwen Wang, WISE Lab, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116085 China Shenmeng Xu, WISE Lab, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116085 China Di Liu, WISE Lab, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116085 China Yongxia Liang, National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China Journal Scientometrics Online ISSN 1588-2861 Print ISSN 0138-9130
Print ISSN:
0138-9130
Electronic ISSN:
1588-2861
Topics:
Information Science and Librarianship
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Nature of Science, Research, Systems of Higher Education, Museum Science
