A field-standardized application of DEA to national-scale research assessment of universities

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 618-628

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a,b   Cicero, Tindaro ^b   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; DEA; Efficiency; Italy; Research evaluation; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054029554     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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