Advanced bibliometric methods to assess research performance and scientific development: basic principles and recent practical applications

Research Evaluation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 151-166

  Van Raan, Anthony F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0005974852     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: 14715449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rev/3.3.151     Document Type: Article

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