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Copied citations give impact factors a boost

✍ Scribed by Clarke, Tom

Book ID
109805276
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
115 KB
Volume
423
Category
Article
ISSN
0028-0836

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