Trends in Ph.D. productivity and diversity in top-50 U.S. chemistry departments: An institutional analysis

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1762-1776

  Laursen, Sandra L ^a   Weston, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Graduate Education Research; Minorities in Chemistry; Women in Chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916639852     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed4006997     Document Type: Article

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