Measurement of scientific literature: a review of methods

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

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.1981v2n7p149

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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.

Biografia do Autor

Alexandre do 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.

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ESPÍRITO SANTO, Alexandre do; WALKER, Richard D. Measurement of scientific literature: a review of methods. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 2, n. 7, p. 149–152, 2010. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.1981v2n7p149. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/7257. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2024.

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