How useful is journal impact factor

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-248

  Chattopadhyay, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING;

EID: 67949105036     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.52878     Document Type: Article

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