A scientometric analysis of public transport research

Journal of Public Transportation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 111-141

  Heilig, Leonard ^a   Voß, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Public transport; Public transport research; Scientometric analysis; Scientometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931383764     PISSN: 1077291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/2375-0901.18.2.8     Document Type: Article

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