The citation indexes and the quantification of knowledge

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-266

  Rodríguez Ruiz, Óscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliographic systems; Educational institutions; Indexing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349414835     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230910941075     Document Type: Review

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