Knowledge Integration: Its Meaning and Measurement

Interdisciplinary research depends on research traditions and fields originating from different research teams, different countries and regions. Its essence is knowledge integration. As a dynamic and interactive process it continuously pushes the structure of science to become a complex diverse system.

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