Calibration of bibliometric indicators in space exploration research: A comparison of citation impact measurement of the space and ground-based life and physical sciences

Research Evaluation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Nederhof, A J ^a   Van Leeuwen, T N ^a   Clancy, P ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b 4CON Space Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bibliometric indicators; Citation window; Field normalization; Space exploration research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863833803     PISSN: 09582029     EISSN: 14715449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvr005     Document Type: Article

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