The impact factor rank-order distribution revisited

Scientometrics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 683-685

  Egghe, L ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 79955485102     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0338-5     Document Type: Letter

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