The negative effects of citing with a national orientation in terms of recognition: National and international citations in natural-sciences papers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK

@article{Bornmann2018TheNE,
  title={The negative effects of citing with a national orientation in terms of recognition: National and international citations in natural-sciences papers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK},
  author={Lutz Bornmann and Jonathan Adams and Loet Leydesdorff},
  journal={J. Informetrics},
  year={2018},
  volume={12},
  pages={931-949}
}
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