Measuring research impact: Developing practical and cost-effective approaches

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-177

  Canavan, John ^a   Gillen, Aisling ^a   Shaw, Aileen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Research impact development

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955159347     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426409X437919     Document Type: Conference Paper

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