Citation Analysis: a tool for understanding scientific communication

The paper revises the literature on citation analysis, focusing on the citation behaviour of scientists and the drawbacks of this bibliometric tool. The study of the cited references, carried out through citation analysis, aims to identify scientists‘ behaviour during scientific communication and ma...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Vanz, Samile Andréa de Souza, Caregnato, Sônia Elisa
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Em Questão (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/75
Acesso em linha:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/75
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Estudos de citação
comportamento de citação
análise de citação
Citation Analysis. Citation Behaviour. Citation Motivation. Citation Analysis Drawbacks.
Descrição
Resumo:The paper revises the literature on citation analysis, focusing on the citation behaviour of scientists and the drawbacks of this bibliometric tool. The study of the cited references, carried out through citation analysis, aims to identify scientists‘ behaviour during scientific communication and map their fields of study. It concludes that citation analysis, even though all the criticism and problems, is an important method for understanding scientific communication processes in diverse academic fields of study.