Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A systematic comparison of citations in 252 subject categories

Alberto Martín‐Martín; Enrique Orduña‐Malea; Mike Thelwall; Emilio Delgado López‐Cózar

doi:10.1016/j.joi.2018.09.002

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Pages: 1160-1177
Citations: 1658
Access: Closed

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                                    Alberto Martín‐Martín, 
                                
                                    Enrique Orduña‐Malea, 
                                
                                    Mike Thelwall
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A systematic comparison of citations in 252 subject categories. 
                            Journal of Informetrics
                            , 12
                            (4)
                            , 1160-1177.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.09.002
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2018.09.002
arXiv: 1808.05053

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