The scholarly literature on innovation was for a long time not very voluminous. But as shown
in the paper, this is now rapidly changing. New journals, professional associations and …

International collaboration in science continues to grow at a remarkable rate, but little
agreement exists about dynamics of growth and organization at the discipline level. Some …

Within all academic disciplines, researchers typically cluster into informal networks or
“invisible colleges” that focus on common questions in common ways (Burt, 1977; Price …

The power and prestige of science is typically thought to be grounded in the ability of
scientists to draw strong distinctions between scientific and nonscientific interests. This …

This paper explores the role of sectors in scientific research and development networks by
drawing on bibliometric analyses and innovation systems and triple helix literatures. I …

In this paper, we argue that the work of Thomas Kuhn lends itself to two conflicting
interpretations of the nature of scientific work, and that these have very different implications …

We propose a model of knowledge creation, transfer, and adoption based on theories of
creativity and social networks. We test our hypotheses using a sample of 119 full professors …

University-industry research collaborations have been key to a continued high degree of
technological innovation in medicine. Recently, however, critical questions have been …

Federal agencies and universities in the US promote interdisciplinary research because it
presumably spurs transformative, innovative science. Using data on almost 900 research …

Formal and informal modes of collaboration in life sciences research were explored
paratextually. The bylines and acknowledgments of more than 1,000 research articles in the …