A surname-based patent-related indicator: The contribution of Jewish inventors to US patents

Scientometrics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 357-368

  Kissin, Igor ^a   Bradley Jr , Edwin L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Impact factor; Inventions; Patents; Publication productivity; Surnames

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885857557     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-1005-9     Document Type: Article

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