Citation Classes: A Distribution-based Approach for Evaluative Purposes

Pages: 335 - 360
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
In this chapter, we describe a scientometric assessment tool that was first introduced as early as the second half of the 1980s, but due to the high computational requirements at that time, the method fell undeservedly into oblivion. The method is called Characteristic Scores and Scales (CSS) and is aimed at providing a more detailed picture of citation impact, with particular regard to the high end of performance. More than two decades after...
Paper Details
Title
Citation Classes: A Distribution-based Approach for Evaluative Purposes
Published Date
Jan 1, 2019
Pages
335 - 360
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