Bibliometric analysis of the volume and visibility of Saudi publications in leading anesthesia journals

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-397

  Mowafi, Hany ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bibliometric; h index; impact factor; scientometrics; visibility indices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATION ANALYSIS; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84873644937     PISSN: 1658354X     EISSN: 09753125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1658-354X.105879     Document Type: Article

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