Survey of the h index for all of academic neurosurgery: Another power-law phenomenon?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 929-933

  Spearman, Christopher M ^a   Quigley, Madeline J ^a   Quigley, Matthew R ^a   Wilberger, Jack E ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic neurosurgery; Bibliometrics; h index; Power law

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TRAINING;

BIBLIOMETRICS; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLICATIONS;

EID: 78149291785     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.4.JNS091842     Document Type: Article

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