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What does scientometrics share with other “metrics” sciences?

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  • Lin Zhang
  • Bart Thijs
  • Wolfgang Glänzel

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In this article, the authors answer the question of whether the field of scientometrics/bibliometrics shares essential characteristics of “metrics” sciences. To achieve this objective, the citation network of seven selected metrics and their information environment is analyzed.

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  • Lin Zhang & Bart Thijs & Wolfgang Glänzel, 2013. "What does scientometrics share with other “metrics” sciences?," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 64(7), pages 1515-1518, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:64:y:2013:i:7:p:1515-1518
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.22834
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    Cited by:

    1. Les Oxley, 2016. "Elites and Secret Handshakes Versus Metrics and Rule-Based Acclamation: A Comment on "Measuring the Unmeasurable"," Econometric Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 44-49, January.
    2. Martin Ricker, 2017. "Letter to the Editor: About the quality and impact of scientific articles," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 111(3), pages 1851-1855, June.

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