Evaluating research productivity: A case study of the rice scientists in India and Sri Lanka

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Wickremasinghe, Seetha I ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

India; Research productivity; Research publication; Rice research; Rice scientists; Science technology output; Science policy; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449140294     PISSN: 13914588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4038/jnsfsr.v36i1.141     Document Type: Article

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