Collaboration and publication: How collaborative are scientists in South Africa?

Scientometrics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-439

  Sooryamoorthy, Radhamany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 70349316832     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2074-z     Document Type: Article

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