A longitudinal study of Google Scholar coverage between 2012 and 2013

• Published in: Scientometrics Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 565 - 575
• Main Author: Harzing, Anne-Wil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2014; Springer
• Subjects: Bibliometrics. Scientometrics; Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation; Citation indexes; Computer Science; Coverage; Exact sciences and technology; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Information Storage and Retrieval; Library and information science. General aspects; Library Science; Sciences and techniques of general use; Search engines; Subject fields; Trends; g-Index; Web of science; Social sciences; Citations; Google scholar; h-Index; Bibliometric analysis; Hirsch index; Scientometrics; Bibliometrics; Follow up study; Scientific research; Citation
• ISSN: 0138-9130; 1588-2861
• DOI: 10.1007/s11192-013-0975-y

Harzing (Scientometrics, 2013 ) showed that between April 2011 and January 2012, Google Scholar has very significantly expanded its coverage in Chemistry and Physics, with a more modest expansion for Medicine and a natural increase in citations only for Economics. However, we do not yet know whether...