Using publications counts to measure an institution's research productivity

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-148

  Toutkoushian, Robert K ^a   Porter, Stephen R ^b   Danielson, Cherry ^a   Hollis, Paula R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance indicators; Productivity; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347124803     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022070227966     Document Type: Article

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