Uncovering excellence in academic rankings: A closer look at the Shanghai ranking

Scientometrics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 515-524

  Dehon, Catherine ^a   McCathie, Alice ^a   Verardi, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

PCA; Ranking; RMCD; Robustness; Shanghai; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952289946     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0076-0     Document Type: Article

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