Reflection & Resources
Take some time to reflect on what you learned in this unit, and look at the resources if you are interested in finding out more about this and
related topics.
related topics.
About Citation Analysis
Reflection
Look over the materials and assignments for this unit and think about how they relate to your own research projects.
Look over the materials and assignments for this unit and think about how they relate to your own research projects.
- What are the two or three most important things you learned in this unit? Why?
- How will you apply this knowledge in your own scholarly pursuits?
- What is it? Why do you think it might be worth studying further?
- How might you go about improving your knowledge and skills in this area?
Resources
Garfield, E. “The History and Meaning of the Journal Impact Factor,” JAMA 295(1): 90-93, 2006.
| garfield_2006.pdf |
Garfield, E., Malin, MV, and Small, H. “Citation Science Data as Indicators,” Ch. 8 in: Toward a Metric of Science: The Advent of Science Indicators, Eds. Yehuda Elkana, Joshua Lederberg, Robert K. Merton, Arnold Thackray and Harriet Zuckerman, John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1978, pp. 580-608
| garfield_1978.pdf |
Herther, N.K. “Research Evaluation and Citation Analysis: Key Issues and Implications,” The Electronic Library 27(3): 361-375, 2009.
| herther_2009.pdf |
Meho, LI. “The Rise and Fall of Citation Analysis,” manuscript Accepted for publication in Physics World.
| meho_phys.pdf |
Oancea, A. “From Procrustes to Proteus: Trends and Practices in the Assessment of Education Research,” International Journal of Research & Method in Education 30(3): 243-269, 2007.
| oancea_2007.pdf |
