Is the promotion of research reflected in bibliometric data? A network analysis of highly cited papers on the Clusters of Excellence supported under the Excellence Initiative in Germany

Scientometrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1041-1061

  Bornmann, Lutz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Cluster of Excellence; Excellence Initiative; Highly cited papers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961828042     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-1925-2     Document Type: Article

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