On the analogy between the evolution of thermodynamic and bibliometric systems: A breakthrough or just a bubble?

Scientometrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 315-327

  Franceschini, Fiorenzo ^a   Maisano, Domenico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Composite indicators; Energy; Entropy; Exergy; p Index; S = E X; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052610971     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0444-4     Document Type: Article

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