Institutional self-citation rates: A three year study of universities in the United States

Scientometrics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-331

  Hendrix, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 77956611628     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2160-2     Document Type: Article

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