We propose a theoretical framework for the optimal collaboration among researchers in a knowledge network in which researchers are not limited to a single discipline and in which multiple modes of communication, including communication via the Internet, are available. We introduce a novel concept of distance to measure not only the communication distance but also the distance between disciplines. We formulate the knowledge network collaboration model as a variational inequality problem whose solution yields the optimal allocation of effort/time of the researchers as well as the associated opportunity costs. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.
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Nagurney, A., & Qiang, Q. (2010). A knowledge collaboration network model across disciplines. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 6007 LNCS, pp. 138–148). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12079-4_19
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