Data sources for performing citation analysis: an overview
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Purpose: To provide an overview of new citation-enhanced databases and to identify issues to be considered when they are used as data source for performing citation analysis. Design/methodology/approach: Reports the limitations of Thomson Scientific's citation indexes and reviews the characteristics of the citation-enhanced databases Chemical Abstracts, Google Scholar and Scopus. Findings: Suggests that citation-enhanced databases need to be examined carefully, with regard to both their potentialities and their limitations for citation analysis. Originality/value: Presents a valuable overview of new citation-enhanced databases in the context of research evaluation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Documentation
دوره 64 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008