A research impact indicator for institutions

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 581-590

  Vieira, E S ^a   Gomes, J A N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

H index; Institutional impact; Research impact indicator; Size dependence of the h index

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956470666     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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