Counting first, last, or all authors in citation analysis: A comprehensive comparison in the highly collaborative stem cell research field

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 654-676

  Zhao, Dangzhi ^a   Strotmann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CITATION ANALYSIS; COCITATION; DATA SETS; FIELD MAPPING; HIGH QUALITY; INTELLECTUAL STRUCTURES; NAME DISAMBIGUATION; RESEARCH FIELDS; RESEARCH LABS; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

CELL CULTURE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; STEM CELLS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79952386385     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21495     Document Type: Article

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