Performance-related differences of bibliometric statistical properties of research groups: Cumulative advantages and hierarchically layered networks

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1919-1935

  Van Raan, Anthony F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BIBLIOMETRIC PROPERTIES; HIERARCHICALLY LAYERED NETWORKS; RESEARCH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

BIBLIOGRAPHIES;

EID: 33751528311     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20389     Document Type: Article

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