Toward an objective, reliable and accurate method for measuring research leadership

Scientometrics

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 539-553

  Klavans, Richard ^a   Boyack, Kevin W ^a  

^a SciTech Strategies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Co citation analysis; Competencies; Map of science; National leadership; Paradigms; Research leadership; Science map

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952099634     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0188-6     Document Type: Article

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