Identification of converging research areas using publication and citation data

Research Evaluation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Buter, Reindert K ^a   Noyons, Ed C M ^a   van Raan, Anthony F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77953351221     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/095820210X492503     Document Type: Article

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