International Journal of
Library and Information Science

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2537
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLIS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 246

Full Length Research Paper

Research growth and citation impact of Tanzanian scholars: A 24 year’s scientometric study

Raphael Z. Sangeda
  • Raphael Z. Sangeda
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), P. O. Box 65013, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • Google Scholar
Edda Tandi Lwoga
  • Edda Tandi Lwoga
  • Directorate of Library Services, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS, P. O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 24 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 01 August 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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