The “Science of HRD Research”: Reshaping HRD Research Through Scientometrics

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 500-520

  Wang, Greg G ^a   Gilley, Jerry W ^a   Sun, Judy Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

citation analysis; HRD research impact; research quality assessment; scientometrics; SSCI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992903377     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484312452265     Document Type: Article

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