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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2012-06-01

Journal: SCIENTOMETRICS

Included Journals: SSCI、SCIE

Volume: 91

Issue: 3

Page Number: 737-749

ISSN: 0138-9130

Key Words: Scientific collaboration; Chinese-American; Nanotechnology; Collaboration network

Abstract: 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.