H-index and impact factors: Assessing the clinical impact of researchers and specialist journals

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 843-845

  Sebire, N J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCORING SYSTEM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SPECIALISM;

EID: 57149096923     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6266     Document Type: Editorial

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