Citations and scientific progress: Comparing bibliometric measures with scientist judgments
| Title: | Citations and scientific progress: Comparing bibliometric measures with scientist judgments |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Publication Date: | March 1988 |
| Published In: | Scientometrics |
| Description: | This project compares various bibliometric measures and scientists' own judgments. Publication and cittion data are compiled for two cohorts of chemists awarded Sloan Fellowships. Citation patterns differ substantially between most cited papers and those these authors identify as their "best." Theoretical, empirical, and methodological papers are contrasted as well. In addition, temporal citation patterns show that recognition spreads beyond the research area of a particular paper to yield "cross-disciplinary" citation surprisingly rapidly. Results suggest the utility of studying citation patterns among the Institute for Scientific Information Subject Categories, but also caution against equating publication and citation counts with scientific progress. © 1988 Akadémiai Kiadó. |
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| Citation: | Scientometrics. 13. Issue 3-4. 103 - 124. ISSN 0138-9130. DOI 10.1007/BF02017178. |
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