Publish or Perish: How Are Research and Reputation Related?

Serials Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 244-257

  Walsh, Steven T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic reputation; Interdisciplinary studies; Publish or perish; University research reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023932984     PISSN: 00987913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2011.10765398     Document Type: Article

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