How research funding AMPS up citations and science diffusion : Insights from Nobel laureates in physics and physiology
*Mario CocciaCorresponding authormario.coccia@cnr.itCNR—National Research Council of ItalyIRCRES-CNRTurin Research Area of the National Research CouncilStrada delle Cacce, Turin, 73-10135, ItalyView full profile → , Mahsa RajabzadehMahssa.rajabzadeh@gmail.comDepartment of Technology and Entrepreneurship ManagementAllameh Tabataba’i UniversityTehran, IranView full profile → , Saeed RoshaniSaeedroshani@aut.ac.irDepartment of ManagementScience and TechnologyAmirkabir University of TechnologyTehran, IranView full profile →
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