Bibliometric indicators used in science and technology evaluation. Review
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https://doi.org/10.3989/redc.1990.v13.i3.842Keywords:
Bibliometric indicators, Science evaluation, Scientist evaluation, ReviewAbstract
The papers about bibliometric indicators used for evaluating the scientific process are analysed. The most commonly used are explained in detail: qualitative indicators (peer review); scientific activity indicators (publication counting, authors productivity, collaborations); relations between authors (reference coupling); works impact (citation analysis); source impact (impact factor, immediacy index, journals influence); subject relationahip (co-references, co-citations and co-word analysis). A critical analysis about the shortcomings of bibliometric indicators is made concluding that their use should be limited to homogeneous groups and applied with caution.
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