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A citationist perspective on science in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1981–1993

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The publication productivity and citation record of the Latin American countries are analyzed and evaluated by using adequate databases.

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  1. Universidad Austral de Chile, P.O. Box 567, Valdivia, Chile

    M. Krauskopf, María Inés Vera & Vania Krauskopf

  2. Universidad Santo Tomas, Santiago, Chile

    M. Krauskopf, María Inés Vera & Vania Krauskopf

  3. The Scientist, Philadelphia, USA

    A. Welljams-Dorof

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Krauskopf, M., Vera, M.I., Krauskopf, V. et al. A citationist perspective on science in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1981–1993. Scientometrics 34, 3–25 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02019169

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