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Association of ResearchGate research influence score with other metrics of top cited sports biomechanics scholars

By: Duane Knudson  
Open Access
|Mar 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 62
Submitted on: Jan 4, 2023
Accepted on: Feb 15, 2023
Published on: Mar 8, 2023
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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