Citation analysis as a theory of friction or polluted air?

Scientometrics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-67

  Rousseau, R ^a,b  

^a Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 0040562916     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02458395     Document Type: Article

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