Quantifying Scientific Merit

Circulation Research

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1273-1275

  Carey, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

biomedical research; citations; impact factor; publications; scientific merit

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85002714258     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309883     Document Type: Note

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