A method for comparison of biomedical publication quality across ISI discipline categories

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 690-696

  Cleaton Jones, Peter ^a   Myers, Glenda ^b  

^a WITS   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dental research; Journal impact factor; Publication quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL RESEARCH; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; ORAL SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLICATION; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICINE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICINE; PERIODICALS; PHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY, ORAL;

EID: 0036593936     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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