Individual research performance: A proposal for comparing apples to oranges

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 528-539

  Abramo, Giovanni ^a   Cicero, Tindaro ^a   D'Angelo, Ciriaco Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Citations; Productivity; Research evaluation; Standardization

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARDIZATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CITATIONS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; PRODUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH EVALUATION; RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84875025546     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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