Scientific and Research Networks

Abstract

Chapter Summary

This chapter focuses on scientific and research networks. All six facets of knowledge networks are described. The importance of three facets is called out, including domain, knowledge, and nodes. The authors provide profiles of five networks, including an invisible college in chemistry, a professional association network in engineering, an editorial network, a national biological observation collaboration, and a national science museum.

Citation

Bedford, D. and Sanchez, T.W. (2021), "Scientific and Research Networks", Knowledge Networks (Working Methods for Knowledge Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 153-168. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-948-220211010