Global trends in soil monitoring research from 1999–2013: a bibliometric analysis

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 483-495

  Wang, Mingze ^a   Liu, Dianfeng ^a   Jia, Jinglei ^a   Zhang, Xiaoyi ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bibliometrics; monitoring techniques; research trends; scientific outputs; soil monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929507475     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2015.1030443     Document Type: Review

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