Research Catalog

Title

The evaluation of research by scientometric indicators / by Péter Vinkler.

Author

Vinkler, Péter

Publication

Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2010.

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Details

Description

xxi, 313 p.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Science > Evaluation
• Effectenonderzoek
• Wissenschaftsforschung
• Indicatoren
• Research > Methodology
• Evaluation
• Bibliometrie
• Onderzoek
• Indikator
• Science indicators

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-294) and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Basic categories of scientometrics -- 3. Classification of the indicators of evaluative scientometrics -- 4. Publication growth in science -- 5. Scientific eminence of journals: the Garfield Factor and the Current Contribution Index -- 6. The aging of scientific information -- 7. Scientometric indicators for the assessment of publications -- 8. Reference strategy: model of manifested communication through publications -- 9. Frequency of and strength of motives in referencing: the Reference Threshold Model -- 10. Research contribution and share of credit of individual authors -- 11. Standards in scientometric assessments -- 12. Scientometric assessments: application of scientometrics for the purposes of science policy -- 13. Institutionalsation of Scientific Information: a scientometric model (ISI-S model) -- 14. Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9781843345725
• 1843345722

LCCN

2010362995

OCLC

• 503046666
• ocn503046666
• SCSB-5522055

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries