Subfield-specific normalized relative indicators and a new generation of relational charts: Methodological foundations illustrated on the assessment of institutional research performance

Scientometrics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-188

  Glänzel, Wolfgang ^a,b   Thijs, Bart ^a   Schubert, András ^b   Debackere, Koenraad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

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EID: 57849100599     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2109-5     Document Type: Article

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