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Ranking academic institutions based on the productivity, impact, and quality of institutional scholars

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|Jul 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 116 - 154
Submitted on: Mar 22, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 13, 2024
Published on: Jul 17, 2024
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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