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Publication Productivity among Scientists: A Critical Review
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This article is a critical assessment of research productivity through publication among scientists. The article scrutinizes the literature on correlates and determinants of publication productivity; provides an overview and organization of that knowledge; indicates gaps and shortcomings in the research; and hence makes clear the questions and issues which are both answered and unanswered.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fox, M. F.
- Venue
- Social Studies of Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1983-05
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 285-305
- ISSN
- 0036-8539 (ISSN-L)
- 0306-3127
- 1460-3659
- OpenAlex
- W2071965021
- Cited by
- 455
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 16.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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