The counting house
NaturePublished 14 February 2002Open access
David Adam
Citations449
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
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Scientists' work is often evaluated using citation statistics compiled by a company called the ISI. But how useful and reliable are the data? David Adam gets the measure of citation analysis.
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