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Research Environments and Productivity

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The productivity of Indian scientists has been investigated with a view to identifying the environmental factors that influence it. These findings may help policy makers and science managers to create the necessary environmental conditions.

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GUPTA, S., SHARMA, K. Research Environments and Productivity. Nature 232, 450–452 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232450a0

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