International comparative performance of mental health research, 1980-2011

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1340-1347

  Larivière, Vincent ^a,c   Diepeveen, Stephanie ^b   Ni Chonaill, Síobhán ^b   Macaluso, Benoît ^c   Pollitt, Alexandra ^b   Grant, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Mental health; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CANADA; EUROPE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84886801653     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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