How socially connected are citers to those that they cite?

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 609-637

  Johnson, Ben ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34748845130     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410710827727     Document Type: Article

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