Additional support for RCR: A validated article-level measure of scientific influence

PLoS Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Hutchins, B Ian ^a   Hoppe, Travis A ^a   Meseroll, Rebecca A ^a   Anderson, James M ^a   Santangelo, George M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; RELATIVE CITATION RATIO; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; VALIDATION STUDY; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 85032836050     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003552     Document Type: Article

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