The Use of Bibliometrics to Measure Research Performance in Education Sciences

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Andrea Diem1, Stefan C. Wolter1
1Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education (SCCRE), Entfelderstrasse 61, 5000, Aarau, Switzerland

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