4 . Bibliometrics of Tropical Soil Sciences : Some Reflections and Orientations
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چکیده
This chapter is a précis of the authors‘ Stratégies Scientifiques et Développement: Sols et Agriculture des Régions Chaudes (Paris: ORSTOM Editions, 1988). IFRSDC is a division of the Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-mer (ORSTOM). l . For a global introduction to bibliometrics, see J. P. Courtial. Introduction ci la Scientométrie (paris: Anthropos, 1990). 2. The first bibliometric analysis of soil sciences was Daniel Yaalon, “Publication as a Measure of a Nation’s Research Effort,” Geotimes I 1 (3) (1966): 20-21. To our knowledge, our 1988 study is the only more recent one. Lea M. Velho has also worked on the scientific production of Brazilian University soil scientists (Ph.D. diss., 1985). ,~ ,
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