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A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities. / Derrick, G. E.; Sturk, H.; Haynes, A. S. et al.
In: Scientometrics, Vol. 84, No. 2, 08.2010, p. 317-320.

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Derrick, GE, Sturk, H, Haynes, AS, Chapman, S & Hall, WD 2010, 'A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities', Scientometrics, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 317-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0118-7

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Derrick, G. E., Sturk, H., Haynes, A. S., Chapman, S., & Hall, W. D. (2010). A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities. Scientometrics, 84(2), 317-320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0118-7

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Derrick GE, Sturk H, Haynes AS, Chapman S, Hall WD. A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities. Scientometrics. 2010 Aug;84(2):317-320. Epub 2010 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s11192-009-0118-7

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Derrick, G. E. ; Sturk, H. ; Haynes, A. S. et al. / A cautionary bibliometric tale of two cities. In: Scientometrics. 2010 ; Vol. 84, No. 2. pp. 317-320.

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