Expansion of scientific journal categories using reference analysis: How can it be done and does it make a difference?

Scientometrics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 473-490

  López Illescas, Carmen ^a   Noyons, ED C M ^b   Visser, Martijn S ^b   de Moya Anegón, Félix ^c   Moed, Henk F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 70349324666     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1975-6     Document Type: Article

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