NHMRC grant applications: A comparison of "track record" scores allocated by grant assessors with bibliometric analysis of publications

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 348-352

  Nicol, Marcus B ^a   Henadeera, Kumara ^b   Butler, Linda ^b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATION ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PUBLICATION; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECIPIENT; SCORING SYSTEM; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; RANDOMIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PUBLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 35348880807     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01279.x     Document Type: Article

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