A bibliometric methodology for supporting research assessment at individual level: A classification approach

12th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 817-828

  Costas, Rodrigo ^a   Van Leeuwen, Thed N ^a   Bordons, María ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; BIBLIOMETRIC METHODOLOGIES; CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; GENERAL METHODOLOGIES; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79951947422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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