Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?

Scientometrics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 391-392

  Bornmann, Lutz ^a   Daniel, Hans Dieter ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 26444507868     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-005-0281-4     Document Type: Article

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