Normalization of Mendeley reader impact on the reader- and paper-side: A comparison of the mean discipline normalized reader score (MDNRS) with the mean normalized reader score (MNRS) and bare reader counts
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Altmetrics; Mendeley; Field-normalization; Citing-side normalization; Journal reader impact; Mean discipline normalized reader score; MDNRS; Mean normalized reader score; MNRS;All these keywords.
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