The challenges of evaluating scientists by H-index and citations in different biomedical research platforms

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 421, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-58

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Mattiuzzi, Camilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Trento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Evaluation; H index; Impact factor; Publications

Indexed keywords

CITATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; STANDARDIZATION;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84875588148     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.02.024     Document Type: Letter

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