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Title:
Bibliometrics and citation analysis : from the Science citation index to cybermetrics
Author:
De Bellis, Nicola, 1969-
ISBN:
9780810867130

9780810867147
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c2009.
Physical Description:
p. cm.
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, Garfield, 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 21st century : from bibliometrics to cybermetrics.