Can Web citations be a measure of impact? An investigation of journals in the life sciences

Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting

Volumn 41, Issue , 2004, Pages 516-526

  Vaughan, Liwen ^a   Shaw, Debora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23944482799     PISSN: 15508390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/meet.1450410160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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