An explanation of disproportionate growth using linear 3-dimensional informetrics and its relation with the fractal dimension

Scientometrics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-296

  Egghe, Leo ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 33645346481     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-005-0213-3     Document Type: Article

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