Using the impact factor and H index to assess researchers and publications

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-92

  Thomaz, Petronio Generoso ^a   Assad, Renato Samy ^a   Moreira, Luiz Felipe P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

H index; Impact factor; Research personnel; Scientific and technical publications; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; EVALUATION; FUNDING; IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BIBLIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 79953301813     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2011000200001     Document Type: Article

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