Comparison of number of citations to full original articles versus brief reports

Scientometrics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 203-206

  Mavros, Michael N ^a   Bardakas, Vangelis ^b   Rafailidis, Petros I ^a,c   Sardi, Thalia A ^a   Demetriou, Elena ^b   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,c,d  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Brief reports; Citations; Infectious diseases; Original articles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871918352     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0752-3     Document Type: Article

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