Bibliometrics and citation analysis : from the Science citation index to cybermetrics / Nicola De Bellis.

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, [2009], ©2009.

xxxi, 417 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-394) and index.

Biblio/sciento/infor-metrics : terminological issues and early historical developments -- The empirical foundations of bibliometrics : the Science citation index -- The philosophical foundations of bibliometrics : Bernal, Merton, Price, Garfield, and Small -- The mathematical foundations of bibliometrics -- Maps and paradigms : bibliographic citations at the service of the history and sociology of science -- Impact factor and the evaluation of scientists : bibliographic citations at the service of science policy and management -- On the shoulders of dwarfs : citation as rhetorical device and the criticisms to the normative model -- Measuring scientific communication in the twentieth century : from bibliometrics to cybermetrics.