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2. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Bhutan Studies, 1999-2017
- Author:
- Lingchen Dorji
- Publication Date:
- 12-2019
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- Journal of Bhutan Studies
- Institution:
- Centre for Bhutan & GNH Studies (CBS)
- Abstract:
- This paper describes a 19-year bibliometric dimensions and characteristics of the Journal of Bhutan Studies (JBS), from the earliest available data in 1999, to 2017. The result of the bibliometric analysis is based on two methodologies, namely descriptive statistics for quantifiable bibliometric characteristics, and impact analysis using both Garfield’s formula and Harzing’s Publish or Perish (PoP) software citation analysis program. Longitudinal trends were examined regarding the number of articles published, the number of citations received, the immediacy index, and the journal’s impact factor. A list of most prolific authors and highly cited articles were also established, including geographic distribution and subject matter of the articles.
- Topic:
- Research, Citation, and Bibliometric Analysis
- Political Geography:
- South Asia and Bhutan
3. Citation Patterns in Economics and Beyond
- Author:
- Matthias Aistleitner, Jakob Kapeller, and Stefan Steinerberger
- Publication Date:
- 11-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
- Abstract:
- In this paper we comparatively explore three claims concerning the disciplinary character of economics by means of citation analysis. The three claims under study are: (1) economics exhibits strong forms of institutional stratification and, as a byproduct, a rather pronounced internal hierarchy, (2) economists strongly conform to institutional incentives and (3) modern mainstream economics is a largely selfreferential intellectual project mostly inaccessible to disciplinary or paradigmatic outsiders. The validity of these claims is assessed by means of an interdisciplinary comparison of citation patterns aiming to identify peculiar characteristics of economic discourse. In doing so, we emphasize that citation data can always be interpreted in different ways, thereby focusing on the contrast between a ‘cognitive’ and an ‘evaluative’ approach towards citation data.
- Topic:
- Economics, Sociology, Academia, Citation, and Hierarchy
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
4. ‘Many-Citedness’: Citations Measure More Than Just Scientific Impact
- Author:
- Carlo D'Ippoliti
- Publication Date:
- 05-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)
- Abstract:
- Citation indexes are increasingly used to measure the scientific impact of researchers and institutions, though their application is often criticized. Most authors agree that citations do not measure only scientific quality; there is disagreement however on what else they do capture. We study the network of citations of all publications indexed in Web of Science authored or coauthored by Italian tenured academic economists between 2011 and 2015. By estimating the determinants of the probability that any author is cited by any other author in the sample, we find those factors to involve not only similarity in methods and topics but also, significantly, various measures of social community as well as of ideological proximity. We conclude that, at least in the case of economics, citations cannot be interpreted as unbiased proxies of scientific impact, and their use to produce indexes and rankings may require careful rethinking.
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, Research, Academia, Community, and Citation
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus