Is concentration of university research associated with better research performance?

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 649-658

  Moed, Henk F ^a   de Moya Anegón, Félix ^b   López Illescas, Carmen ^b   Visser, Martijn ^c  

^a ELSEVIER MASSON   (France)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Citation analysis; Disciplinary specialization; National academic systems; Research concentration; Research performance; Scopus; University rankings

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054026097     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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