Is Google Scholar useful for bibliometrics? A webometric analysis

Scientometrics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Aguillo, Isidro F ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Geographical coverage; Google Scholar; Quality control; Top institutions; Webometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859429914     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0582-8     Document Type: Article

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