
The Slovak Republic was created on 1 January 1993 after the consensual division of the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR). The map in Figure 1.1 shows that the Slovak Republic has borders with Ukraine to the East and Austria to the West, as well as neighbouring Central European states which are the focus of this book.
| citations This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 1 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
