Web links as an indicator of research output: A comparison of NZ tertiary institution links with the performance based research funding assessment

Proceedings of ISSI 2005: 10th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 205-211

  Smith, Alastair G ^a   Thelwall, Mike ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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