From eugenics to scientometrics: Galton, Cattell, and men of science

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 691-728

  Godin, Benoit ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eugenics; Men of science; Rankings; Scientometrics; Statistics on Science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEREDITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL GENETICS; SCIENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EUGENICS; EUROPE; HEREDITY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; SCIENCE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548534702     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706075338     Document Type: Article

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