Citation frequency: A biased measure of research impact significantly influenced by the geographical origin of research articles

Scientometrics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-165

  Pasterkamp, Gerard ^a,b   Rotmans, Joris I ^a   De Kleijn, Dominique V P ^a   Borst, Cornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Experimental Cardiology Laboratory   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33846390294     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-0109-5     Document Type: Article

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