Assessing Productivity among University Academics and Scientific Researchers

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-3

  Smith, Derek R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT; BIBLIOMETRICS; EDITORIAL; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; UNIVERSITY; HUMAN; PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; BENCHMARKING; BIBLIOMETRICS; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84924920706     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2015.982002     Document Type: Editorial

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