Impact factor and other standardized measures of journal citation: A perspective

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-85

  Mathur, Vijay Prakash ^a   Sharma, Ashutosh ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Dr Moopens Polyclinic   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bibliometric indicators; Cited half life; Immediacy index; Impact factor; Publication quality

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; DOCUMENTATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LANGUAGE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 64249147475     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.49072     Document Type: Review

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