Benchmarking Google Scholar with the New Zealand PBRF research assessment exercise

Scientometrics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-316

  Smith, Alastair G ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 38949168930     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-0219-8     Document Type: Article

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