The mathematical relation between the impact factor and the uncitedness factor

Scientometrics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Egghe, Leo ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 45849090309     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1902-x     Document Type: Article

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