Evaluation of moroccan research using a bibliometric-based approach: Investigation of the validity of the h-index

Scientometrics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-217

  Bouabid, Hamid ^a   Martin, Ben R ^b  

^a IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58549115452     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-2005-4     Document Type: Article

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