Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation
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Information Science and Knowledge Management Volume 9
Editor-in-Chief: J. Mackenzie Owen, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Editorial Board: M. Bates, University of California, Los Angeles P. Bruza, The University of Queensland, Brisbane R. Capurro, Hochschule der Medien, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart E. Davenport, Napier University, Edinburgh R. Day, Wayne State University, Detroit M. Hedstrom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor A.M. Paci, Istituto di Studi Sulla Ricerca e Documentazione Scientifica, Roma C. Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Knoxville M. Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
CITATION ANALYSIS IN RESEARCH EVALUATION
HENK F. MOED
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Contents
Preface
ix
Executive Summary
1
Part 1
9
General Introduction and Main Conclusions
1
General Introduction
11
2
Basic Notions and General Conclusions
25
3
Synopsis
35
Part 2
Empirical and Theoretical Chapters
69
Part 2.1
Assessing Basic Science Research Departments and Scientific Journals
69
4
Citation Analysis of Basic Science Research Departments
71
5
Citation Analysis of Scientific Journals
91
Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation
vi Part 2.2
The ISI Citation Indexes
107
6
Basic Principles, Citation Links and Terminology
109
7
ISI Coverage by Discipline
119
8
Implications for the Use of the ISI Citation Indexes in Research Evaluation
137
Part 2.3 9
Assessing Social Sciences and Humanities
Differences between Science, Social Sciences and Humanities
145 147
10 Expanded Citation Analysis: A Case Study in Economics
153
11 A Case Study of Research Performance in Law
159
Part 2.4
167
Accuracy Aspects
12 Introductory Notes on Accuracy Issues
169
13 Accuracy of Citation Counts
173
14 Problems with the Names of Authors and Institutions, and with the Delimitation of Subfields
181
Part 2.5
191
Theoretical Aspects
15 What Do References and Citations Measure?
193
16 Towards a Theory of Citation: Some Building Blocks
209
17 Implications for the Use of Citation Analysis in Research Evaluation
221
Part 2.6
Citation Analysis and Peer Review
18 Peer Review and the Use and Validity of Citation Ana
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