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  3. B.R. Martin andJ. Irvine, 1982. ‘Women in Science: The Astronomical Brain Drain,’Women's Studies International Forum, 5, pp.41–68.

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  9. J. Irvine andB.R. Martin, 1984, ‘CERN: Past Performance and Future Prospects—II—The Scientific Performance of the CERN Accelerators,’Research Policy, 13 pp.247–84.

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  15. D. Crouch, J. Irvine andB.R. Martin, 1986, ‘Bibliometric Analysis for Science Policy: An Evaluation of the United Kingdom's Research Performance in Ocean Currents and Protein Crystallography,’Scientometrics, 9, pp.239–67.

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  16. D. Hicks, B.R. Martin andJ. Irvine, 1986 ‘Bibliometric Techniques for Monitoring Performance in Strategic Research: The Case of Integrated Optics’,R&D Management, 16, pp.211–23.

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  21. B.R. Martin, J. Irvine, F. Narin, C. Sterritt, 1987, ‘The Continuing Decline of British Science,Nature, 330, pp.123–26.

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  22. P. Healey, J. Irvine andB.R. Martin, 1988, ‘Introduction: Quantitative Science-Policy Studies in the United Kingdom,’Scientometrics, 14, pp.177–83.

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  23. M.P. Carpenter, F. Gibb, M. Harris, J. Irvine, B.R. Martin andF. Narin, 1988, ‘Bibliometric Profiles for British Academic Institutions: An Experiment to Develop Research Output Indicators,’Scientometrics, 14, pp.213–33.

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  24. J. Irvine andB.R. Martin, 1989, ‘International Comparisons of Scientific Performance Revisited,’Scientometrics, 15, pp.369–92.

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  27. B.R. Martin andJ. Irvine, 1992, ‘The Position of British Science,’Nature, 355, p.760.

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Pavitt, K. Comments on John Irvine and Ben R. Martin, recipients of the 1997 Derek de Solla price award. Scientometrics 40, 363–366 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459285

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