Does the web of science accurately represent chinese scientific performance?

With the significant development of China's economy and scientific activity, its scientific publication activity is experiencing a period of rapid growth. However, measuring China's research output remains a challenge because Chinese scholars may publish their research in either internatio...

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Published in:Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2019-10, Vol.70 (10), p.1138-1152
Main Authors: Shu, Fei, Julien, Charles‐Antoine, Larivière, Vincent
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