The relevance and recognition of Latin American science. Introduction to the fourth issue of CBP-Latin America

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1-9

  Hermes Lima, Marcelo ^a   Alencastro, Antonieta C R ^a   Santos, Natacha C F ^a,b   Navas, Carlos A ^c   Beleboni, Rene O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Brain drain; Citation; Hirsch index; Latin America; Physiology; Science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISABILITY; LATIN AMERICAN MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST;

EID: 34447311075     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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