Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

• मुख्य लेखक: Sugimoto, Cassidy R. (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: De Gruyter 2016
• विषय: Computing & information technology; citations; impact factor; scholarly communication; web science
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, t...