Do impact factor, h-index and Eigenfactor™ of chemical engineering journals correlate well with each other and indicate the journals' influence and prestige?

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 648-653

  Yin, Chun Yang ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical engineering; Eigenfactor score; H index; Journal impact factor; Journal influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953036103     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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