Determinants of success for biomedical researchers: a perception-based study in a health science research environment

Scientometrics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1747-1779

  Antonio García, M Teresa ^a   López Navarro, Irene ^b   Rey Rocha, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomedical research; Perception survey; Public healthcare sector; Research competitiveness; Research success; Scientific productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939876745     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1376-6     Document Type: Article

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