Review paper

A review of theory and practice in scientometrics

Volume: 246, Issue: 1, Pages: 1 - 19
Published: Oct 1, 2015
Abstract
Scientometrics is the study of the quantitative aspects of the process of science as a communication system. It is centrally, but not only, concerned with the analysis of citations in the academic literature. In recent years it has come to play a major role in the measurement and evaluation of research performance. In this review we consider: the historical development of scientometrics, sources of citation data, citation metrics and the "laws"...
Paper Details
Title
A review of theory and practice in scientometrics
Published Date
Oct 1, 2015
Volume
246
Issue
1
Pages
1 - 19
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