Moving from impact to influence: Measurement and the changing role of medical journals

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 2892-2896

  Nallamothu, Brahmajee K ^a   Lüscher, Thomas F ^a  

^a Zurich Heart House ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CELLULAR PHONE; FORECASTING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RETRACTION OF PUBLICATION AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84870841690     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs308     Document Type: Review

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