Which are the influential publications in the Web of Science subject categories over a long period of time? CRExplorer software used for big-data analyses in bibliometrics

• Published in: Journal of information science Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 419 - 428
• Main Authors: Thor, Andreas, Bornmann, Lutz, Haunschild, Robin, Leydesdorff, Loet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2021; Bowker-Saur Ltd
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Big Data; Categories; Computer science; Documents; Information systems; Psychology; Software; Software engineering; Bibliometrics; reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS); CRExplorer

What are the landmark papers in scientific disciplines? Which papers are indispensable for scientific progress? These are typical questions which are of interest not only for researchers (who frequently know the answers – or guess to know them) but also for the interested general public. Citation co...