Measuring progress and evolution in science and technology - I: The multiple uses of bibliometric indicators

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-211

  Verbeek, Arnold ^a   Debackere, Koenraad ^a   Luwel, Marc ^b   Zimmermann, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Ministery of Sci and Innov Policy   (Belgium)

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EID: 0036317287     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2370.00083     Document Type: Article

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