Evolution of the social structure of nanotechnology

Milojević, Staša

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Title

Evolution of the social structure of nanotechnology

Author(s)

Milojević, Staša

Issue Date

2009-02-08

Keyword(s)

• Co-authorship networks
• network topology
• small-world networks
• nanotechnology

Abstract

New disciplines require the presence of a social infrastructure for the research to become institutionalized. I study the change of structural arrangements to determine the social development of nanotechnology as an emerging discipline. In order to understand structural properties of social infrastructure, I have conducted the empirical study of the time evolution of co-authorship network of scientists in nanotechnology. In particular I have examined static topological properties of networks and underlying dynamical processes leading to particular topologies.

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Language

en

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