There are neither " king" nor " crown" in scientometrics: Comments on a supposed " alternative" method of normalization

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 226-227

  Gingras, Yves ^a   Larivière, Vincent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650520027     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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