First evidence of serious language-bias in the use of citation analysis for the evaluation of national science systems

Research Evaluation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-156

  Van Leeuwen, Th N ^a   Moed, H F ^a   Tijssen, R J W ^a   Visser, M S ^a   Van Raan, A F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001724792     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154400781777359     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. R M May (1997), 'The scientific wealth of nations', Science, 275, pages 793-796.
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