A note on the collaboration between Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg during the period 2000

Introduction Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg , located in close geographic proximity of each other, have over a longer period of time developed collaboration in many areas and in many ways, which is, amongst other things, reflected by joint departments and research centers as well as joint scientific publishing. In this study special attention is devoted to patterns emanating from such publishing efforts. The methods of choice are bibliometric which implies research questions operationalized by quantitative indicators and descriptive statistics.