A combined bibliometric indicator to predict article impact

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 300-308

  Levitt, Jonathan M ^a   Thelwall, Mike ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; RAE; REF; Research evaluation; Research impact

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATION ANALYSIS; RAE; REF; RESEARCH EVALUATION;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 79951956815     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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