Academic impact rankings of neurosurgical units in the UK and Ireland, as assessed with the h -index

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 637-643

  Knight, James ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic ranking; h index; neurosurgery; publications; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; IRELAND; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WEB OF SCIENCE; BIBLIOMETRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRELAND; NEUROSURGERY; PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISHING; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84949422200     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1039488     Document Type: Article

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