Deepening the Consequences of Multidisciplinarity on Research: The Moderating Role of Social Capital

This paper discusses the relationship between multidisciplinarity and research performance in the academic context. The paper explains how scholars’ scientific performance is affected by the multidisciplinarity of the network of colleagues with whom they conduct their research. Furthermore, this paper explores the potential moderating role of academics’ social capital, assuming that relational dynamics can mitigate the potential problems...