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Citation Indexes In Sociological And Historical Research
Costructing historical maps of science
My specific interest in citation data for historical research has focused on the role of the computer in constructing historical “maps.” The development of many sophisticated computer programs employing the critical path methodology for the Project Evaluation Review Technique…
Importance of citation indexing
...interest in using citation indexes for retrieval and dissemination is equaled, if not exceeded, by the interest in its use for sociological and historical research. Indeed, Newell stated: ‘ ‘Ci-tation Indexing will generate a spate of empirical work on the sociology of sci-…
Research Fronts 2014 : 100 Top Ranked Specialties In The Sciences And Social
Citation indexing provides an effective method for representing the structure of scientific research
In “Citation indexes for sociological and historical research,” published in 1963, he stated that citation indexing provided an objective method for defining a field of inquiry. That assertion rested on the same logical foundation that made information retrieval in a citation…