How effective use hirsch index to assess a journal? A study of evaluation the hirsch index of chinese medical journal

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2485-2488

  Yu, Qi ^a   Han, Weidong ^a   Wang, Yanli ^a   Wei, Kena ^a   Zhao, Sihai ^a   Yang, Penghui ^a   Enqi, Liu ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Hirsch index; Impact factors; Journal; Relative hirsch index; Web of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951645394     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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