The measurement of Italian universities' research productivity by a non parametric-bibliometric methodology

Scientometrics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-244

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a,b   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^a   Pugini, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 46749153336     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1942-2     Document Type: Article

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