Grim tales about the impact factor and the h -index in the Web of Science and the Journal Citation Reports databases: reflections on Vanclay's criticism

Author： Jacso Peter  

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0138-9130

Source： Scientometrics, Vol.92, Iss.2, 2012-08, pp. : 325-354

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