The use of the generalized Waring process in modelling informetric data

Scientometrics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-270

  Burrell, Quentin L ^a  

^a Isle of Man International Business School   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23844504085     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-005-0250-y     Document Type: Article

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