When and how to use bibliometrics as a screening tool for research performance

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 753-762

  Schmoch, Ulrich ^a,b   Schubert, Torben ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 75849146274     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234209X481978     Document Type: Article

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