Impact-oriented science policies and scientific publication practices: The case of life sciences in Japan

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 936-950

  Shibayama, Sotaro ^a,b   Baba, Yasunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Impact factor; Publication; Science policy; Scientific production

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; IMPACT FACTOR; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INTERNATIONAL MOBILITIES; PUBLICATION; SCIENCE POLICIES; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 84925709902     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2015.01.012     Document Type: Article

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