Measurement of scientific literature: a review of methods

Authors

  • Alexandre Espírito Santo Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Richard D. Walker University of Wisconsin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1981v2n7p149

Abstract

Measurement of scientific literature is here considered a substantial part of the study of interdisciplinarity. It is argued that the determination of interdisciplinarity can be made through the use of scientometrics and bibliometrics. Distinction between these two methods was made. Scientometrics is viewed as the quantitative form of "science of science" and bibliometrics is viewed as the quantitative form of information science. Citation analysis is presented and discussed as the tool most used by scientometricians to determine interdisciplinarity.

Author Biographies

Alexandre Espírito Santo, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) professor no Centro de Educação Comunicação e Artes; FUEL.

 

Richard D. Walker, University of Wisconsin

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Professor in College of Arts and Sciences; University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.

 

Published

1981-02-07

How to Cite

Espírito Santo, A., & Walker, R. D. (1981). Measurement of scientific literature: a review of methods. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2(7), 149–152. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.1981v2n7p149

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