How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines

2021/05/14 by Naveen Donthu, Satish Kumar, Debmalya Mukherjee +2 · 129 citations
Decision Sciences · #scientometrics and bibliometrics research

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.070

openalex publication_date 2021/05/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

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