The race for world leadership of science and technology: Status and forecasts

12th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 369-380

  Shelton, R D ^a   Foland, P ^b  

^a WTEC   (United States)

^b WTEC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SCIENCE;

COMPENDEX; CURRENT STATUS; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE CITATION INDEX;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84858686896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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