Ranking and clustering Australian University research performance, 1998-2002

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-210

  Valadkhani, Abbas ^a   Worthington, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 33745623640     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800600751101     Document Type: Article

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