OR/MS journals evaluation based on a refined PageRank method: An updated and more comprehensive review

Scientometrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 339-361

  Cheang, Brenda ^a,b   Chu, Samuel Kai Wah ^b   Li, Chongshou ^c   Lim, Andrew ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Citations analysis; Impact factor; Influence index; Journal impact; Journal influence; Journals evaluation; OR MS; PageRank

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904203218     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1272-0     Document Type: Article

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