Science in Brazil. Part 1: A macro-level comparative study

Scientometrics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-86

  Glänzel, Wolfgang ^a,b   Leta, Jacqueline ^a,c   Thijs, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 33644891682     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-0055-7     Document Type: Article

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