Usefulness of Hirsch's h-index to evaluate scientific research in Spain

Scientometrics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-282

  Imperial, Juan ^a,b   Rodríguez Navarro, Alonso ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

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EID: 34047231491     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1665-4     Document Type: Article

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