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Bibliometrics and citation analysis : from the Science citation index to cybermetrics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Bellis, Nicola, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Bibliometrics.
Information science > Statistical methods.
Scientific literature > Statistical methods.
Technical literature > Statistical methods.
Bibliographical citations.
Table of Contents:
  • Biblio/sciento/infor-metrics : terminological issues and early historical developments
  • The empirical foundations of bibliometrics : the Science citation index
  • The philosophical foundations of bibliometrics : Bernal, Merton, Price, Garfield, and Small
  • The mathematical foundations of bibliometrics
  • Maps and paradigms : bibliographic citations at the service of the history and sociology of science
  • Impact factor and the evaluation of scientists : bibliographic citations at the service of science policy and management
  • On the shoulders of dwarfs : citation as rhetorical device and the criticisms to the normative model
  • Measuring scientific communication in the twentieth century : from bibliometrics to cybermetrics.