National research impact indicators from Mendeley readers
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چکیده
Mike Thelwall Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, School of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK. Tel. +44 1902 321470. Fax +44 1902 321478, Email: [email protected] Ruth Fairclough Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, School of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK. Tel. +44 1902 321000. Fax +44 1902 321478, Email: [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Informetrics
دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015