Worldwide contributors to the literature of library and information science: top authors, 2007–2012

Scientometrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 301-327

  Walters, William H ^a   Wilder, Esther Isabelle ^b  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Authorship; Concentration; Contributors; Disciplines; Information; Library

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925503677     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1519-9     Document Type: Article

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