Lack of standardisation in informetric research. Comments on "power laws of research output. Evidence for journals of economics" by Matthias Sutter and Martin G. Kocher

Scientometrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 317-327

  Rousseau, Ronald ^a,b,c  

^a Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 0040076526     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019675909829     Document Type: Article

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