Redefining the field of economics: Improving field normalization for the application of bibliometric techniques in the field of economics

12th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 410-420

  Van Leeuwen, Thed N ^a   Medina, Clara Calero ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; BIBLIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; CITATION DATA; CITATION INDEXES; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; DETAILED CLASSIFICATION; FIELD CLASSIFICATION; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957781052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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