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. 2013 Mar 1;14(3):226-30.
doi: 10.1038/embor.2013.9. Epub 2012 Feb 12.

How good is research really? Measuring the citation impact of publications with percentiles increases correct assessments and fair comparisons

Lutz Bornmann  1 , Werner Marx
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How good is research really? Measuring the citation impact of publications with percentiles increases correct assessments and fair comparisons

Lutz Bornmann et al. EMBO Rep. .
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Distribution of inverted percentiles for publications between 2000 and 2011 from two research institutes (data source: InCites from Thomson Reuters).
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Comment in

  • Comments to the response of Rodríguez-Navarro.
    Bornmann L, Marx W. Bornmann L, et al. EMBO Rep. 2013 Jun;14(6):493-4. doi: 10.1038/embor.2013.63. Epub 2013 May 14. EMBO Rep. 2013. PMID: 23670196 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Response to 'How good is research really?'.
    Rodríguez-Navarro A. Rodríguez-Navarro A. EMBO Rep. 2013 Jun;14(6):493. doi: 10.1038/embor.2013.60. Epub 2013 May 14. EMBO Rep. 2013. PMID: 23670198 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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