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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2012-06-01

Journal:SCIENTOMETRICS

Included Journals:SCIE、SSCI

Volume:91

Issue:3

Page Number:737-749

ISSN No.: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.