The field factor: Towards a metric for academic institutions

Research Evaluation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-250

  Sandström, Ulf ^a   Sandström, Erik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 77649100118     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820209X466892     Document Type: Article

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