Self-citation as an impact-reinforcing mechanism in the science system

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1631-1643

  Van Raan, Anthony F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL-; POWER-LAW EXPONENTS; SCALING RULES;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 48849105521     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20868     Document Type: Article

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