title: Big, small or mezzo? Lessons from science studies for the ongoing debate about 'big' versus 'little' research projects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Studies of Science, University of Vienna, Austria. niki.vermeulen@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Niki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: John N
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authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Bart
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authors.lastname: Penders
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D006126:Group Processes; D008967:Molecular Biology; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012586:Science
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