Measuring research impact: Bibliometrics, social media, altmetrics, and the BJGP

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 642, 2016, Pages e59-e61

  Chavda, Janica ^a   Patel, Anika ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTMETRICS; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84954523238     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X683353     Document Type: Short Survey

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