Improving quality assessment of composite indicators in university rankings: A case study of French and German universities of excellence

Scientometrics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-176

  Benito, M ^a   Romera, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Composite indicators; Higher Education Institutions; Rankings; Simulation techniques; Weighting schemes

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052646654     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0419-5     Document Type: Article

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