Research impact within the international arid literature: An Australian perspective based on network theory

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 862-871

  McAllister, R R J ^a,b   Izquierdo, L R ^c   Janssen, M A ^d   Stafford Smith, D M ^a,b  

^a Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Dryland; Graph theory; Rangeland; Semiarid

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; RANGELAND; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67349288105     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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