Opinion paper: thoughts and facts on bibliometric indicators

This paper aims at contributing to the on-going discussion about building and applying bibliometric indicators. It sheds light on their properties and requirements concerning six different aspects: deterministic versus probabilistic approach, application-related properties, the time dependence, norm...

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Published in:Scientometrics 2013-07, Vol.96 (1), p.381-394
Main Authors: Glänzel, Wolfgang, Moed, Henk F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation
Computer Science
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library and information science. General aspects
Library Science
Sciences and techniques of general use
Statistical methods
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Summary:This paper aims at contributing to the on-going discussion about building and applying bibliometric indicators. It sheds light on their properties and requirements concerning six different aspects: deterministic versus probabilistic approach, application-related properties, the time dependence, normalization issues, size dependence and network indicators.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-012-0898-z