Document (#37961)

Author

Zhang, L.
Thijs, B.
Glänzel, W.

Title

What does scientometrics share with other "metrics" sciences?

Source

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 64(2013) no.7, S.1515-1518

Year

2013

Series

Brief communication

Abstract

In this article, the authors answer the question of whether the field of scientometrics/bibliometrics shares essential characteristics of "metrics" sciences. To achieve this objective, the citation network of seven selected metrics and their information environment is analyzed.

Theme

Informetrie

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