Evaluating top faculty researchers and the incentives that motivate them

Scientometrics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-533

  Miller, J Corey ^a   Coble, Keith H ^a   Lusk, Jayson L ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Publications; Research productivity; Science citation index

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888000498     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-0987-7     Document Type: Article

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