Contributions in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from China and other top-ranking countries: A 10-year survey of the literature

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1211-1216

  Wan, Xiaohua ^a   Li, Zhongwu ^b   Wang, Mei ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; China; Impact factor; Journal Citation Reports; Science Citation Index Expanded

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FRANCE; GERMANY; HONG KONG; JAPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349811175     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.294     Document Type: Note

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