Are CIVETS the next BRICs? A comparative analysis from scientometrics perspective

Scientometrics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 615-628

  Yi, Yong ^a   Qi, Wei ^a   Wu, Dandan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

BRICs; CIVETS; Comparative analysis; Knowledge economy; Scientific research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872485998     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0791-9     Document Type: Article

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