The effect of funding on academic research impact: A case study of Iranian publications

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 593-602

  Jowkar, Abdolrasoul ^a   Didegah, Fereshteh ^b   Gazni, Ali ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Islamic World Science Citation Center ISC   (Iran)

^c SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Citation impact; Financing; Iran; Iranian publications; Publications; Research funding; Research results

Indexed keywords

CITATION IMPACT; FINANCING; IRAN; IRANIAN PUBLICATIONS; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH FUNDING; RESEARCH RESULTS;

FINANCE; RESEARCH;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 82055169710     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531111187243     Document Type: Article

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