Effects of the durability of scientific literature at the group level: Case study of chemistry research groups in the Netherlands

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 886-894

  Costas, Rodrigo ^a   Van Leeuwen, Thed N ^a   Van Raan, Anthony F J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Durability of scientific publications; Obsolescence; Research evaluation; Research groups

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; OBSOLESCENCE; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

BIBLIOMETRIC INDICATORS; COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; RESEARCH EVALUATION; RESEARCH GROUPS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

EID: 84875537646     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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