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Identifying interdisciplinarity through the disciplinary classification of coauthors of scientific publications

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  • Giovanni Abramo
  • Ciriaco Andrea D'Angelo
  • Flavia Costa

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  • Giovanni Abramo & Ciriaco Andrea D'Angelo & Flavia Costa, 2012. "Identifying interdisciplinarity through the disciplinary classification of coauthors of scientific publications," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 63(11), pages 2206-2222, November.
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