Factors affecting citation rates in environmental science

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 265-271

  Vanclay, Jerome K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Citedness; Journal impact factor; Research impact

Indexed keywords

CITEDNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; H INDICES; HIGH IMPACT; IMPACT FACTOR; OPEN ACCESS; RESEARCH IMPACTS; STRATEGIC PLACEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84872224403     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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