Reconsidering Price's model of scientific growth: An overview

Scientometrics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-321

  Fernández Cano, Antonio ^a   Torralbo, Manuel ^b   Vallejo, Mónica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

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EID: 6344256438     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SCIE.0000045112.11562.11     Document Type: Review

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