De Bellis, Nicola

Bibliometrics and citation analysis from the Science citation index to cybermetrics Nicola De Bellis. - Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press c2009. - xxxi, 415 p. 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780810867130 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810867133 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Bibliometrics
Bibliographical citations
Technical literature--Statistical methods.
Scientific literature--Statistical methods.
Information science--Statistical methods.

Z669.8 / D43 2009

020.727 / D2865b