The bibliometric analysis of scholarly production: How great is the impact?

• Published in: Scientometrics Vol. 105; no. 3; pp. 1809 - 1831
• Main Authors: Ellegaard, Ole, Wallin, Johan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Computer Science; Information Storage and Retrieval; Library Science; Bibliometric analysis; Citation analysis; Publication analysis; Impact of publications

Bibliometric methods or “analysis” are now firmly established as scientific specialties and are an integral part of research evaluation methodology especially within the scientific and applied fields. The methods are used increasingly when studying various aspects of science and also in the way inst...