Advanced indicators of productivity of universitiesAn application of robust nonparametric methods to Italian data

Scientometrics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 389-410

  Bonaccorsi, Andrea ^a   Daraio, Cinzia ^b,d   Simar, Léopold ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 30744472949     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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