The pros and cons of computing the h-index using Web of Science

Online Information Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 673-688

  Jacsó, Péter ^a  

^a University of Hawaii   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Indexing; Information retrieval; Research

Indexed keywords

DATABASES; INDEXING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 52649131082     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520810914043     Document Type: Article

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