Characterizing highly cited papers in Social Work through H-Classics

Scientometrics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1713-1729

  Martinez M A ^a   Herrera, M ^b   Contreras, E ^c   Ruiz A ^c   Herrera Viedma, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL DE LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometric measures; H index; Highly cited papers; Social Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922089525     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1460-y     Document Type: Article

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