| Title |
Is citation analysis a legitimate evaluation tool?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientometrics, May 1979
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf02019306 |
| Authors |
E. Garfield |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 80% |
| Mexico | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 483 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 7 | 1% |
| United States | 6 | 1% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| South Africa | 4 | <1% |
| France | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 10 | 2% |
| Unknown | 440 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 82 | 17% |
| Researcher | 64 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 53 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 44 | 9% |
| Librarian | 30 | 6% |
| Other | 111 | 23% |
| Unknown | 99 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 84 | 17% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 83 | 17% |
| Computer Science | 54 | 11% |
| Engineering | 25 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 23 | 5% |
| Other | 89 | 18% |
| Unknown | 125 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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