Worldwide research productivity in the field of rheumatology from 1996 to 2010: A bibliometric analysis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1630-1634

  Cheng, Tao ^a   Zhang, Guoyou ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bibliometric; Research output; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIBLIOMETRICS; DENMARK; GERMANY; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; IRELAND; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRIC; RESEARCH OUTPUT; RHEUMATOLOGY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84883046581     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket008     Document Type: Article

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