A comparison of disciplinary structure in science between the G7 and the BRIC countries by bibliometric methods

Scientometrics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 497-516

  Yang, Li Ying ^a   Yue, Ting ^a   Ding, Jie Lan ^a   Han, Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bibliometric methods; BRIC countries; Disciplinary structure; G7 countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867991933     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0695-8     Document Type: Article

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