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Съвременни методи за определяне динамиката на цитиранията в научните публикации
Modern Methods for Citation Dynamics Determination in Scientific Publications

Author(s): Ina Pavlova
Subject(s): Library and Information Science, Classification, Information Architecture, Library operations and management
Published by: Издателство НМА „Проф. Панчо Владигеров”
Keywords: library science; library databases; infometrics; bibliometrics; sciencemetrics; cybermetrics; webmetrics

Summary/Abstract: This article presents some of the modern methods of citation research in scientific publications, objects of the scientific disciplines infometrics, bibliometrics, sciencemetrics, cybermetrics and webmetrics. Alternative systems for formal scientific activity evaluation effectiveness are explained, like the infometric indicators “impact factor”, “index of citation”, “h-index”, “g-index”, and “i-index”. Clarified is also the way of their calculation. Some of the searching platform databases measuring citation in scientific texts are presented, like “Web of Knowledge”, “Scopus” and “Google Scholar”. Reviewed is the question about the importance of electronic archive creation – with the results of universities’ scientific and research activity, as a way of popularisation of their scientific production.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 273-285
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian