Global nanotribology research output (1996-2010): A scientometric analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Elango, Bakthavachalam ^a   Rajendran, Periyaswamy ^b   Bornmann, Lutz ^c  

^a IFET COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTRIBOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; BIBLIOMETRICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURFACE PROPERTY; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLICATIONS; RESEARCH; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84891938348     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081094     Document Type: Review

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