Analyzing the impact of an author's publications

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-66

  Vucovich, Lee A ^a   Baker, Jason Blaine ^a   Smith Jr , Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUTHOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE; LIBRARY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ALABAMA; AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 39449128261     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.1.63     Document Type: Article

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