Which people use which scientific papers? An evaluation of data from F1000 and Mendeley

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 477-487

  Bornmann, Lutz ^a   Haunschild, Robin ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altmetrics; F1000; Mendeley; Societal impact

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ALTMETRICS; F1000; IMPACT MEASUREMENTS; MENDELEY; PEER REVIEW SYSTEM; SOCIETAL IMPACTS;

PAPER;

EID: 84930665187     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: 18755879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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