Citation pattern and lifespan: A comparison of discipline, institution, and individual

Scientometrics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 955-966

  Slyder, Jacob B ^a   Stein, Beth R ^a   Sams, Brent S ^a   Walker, David M ^a   Beale, B Jacob ^a   Feldhaus, Jeffrey J ^a   Copenheaver, Carolyn A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Article length; Author seniority; Citation biases; Citation rates; Co authorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255141827     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0467-x     Document Type: Article

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