A comparison of Scopus and Web of science for a typical university

Scientometrics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 587-600

  Vieira, Elizabeth S ^a   Gomes, José A N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

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EID: 77956614648     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-2178-0     Document Type: Article

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