The value of science: Changing conceptions of scientific productivity, 1869 to circa 1970

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Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-586

  Godin, Benoît ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economics of science; History of science; Scientific productivity; Statistics

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EID: 70449779356     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: 14617412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0539018409344475     Document Type: Article

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