Google Scholar: no es oro todo lo que reluce

[EN] After a short historical perspective of bibliographic databases with citations, which allow bibliometric studies, the features of Google Scholar as a possible database for the same purpose are discussed. While Scholar is free and more comprehensive than WoS and Scopus, its use is not recommende...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Aguillo, Isidro F.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/366905
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/366905
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Google Scholar
WoS
Web of science
Scopus
Bibliographic databases
Appointments
Bibliometrics
Google académico
Bases de datos bibliográficas
Citas
Bibliometría
Computer science education
Descrição
Resumo:[EN] After a short historical perspective of bibliographic databases with citations, which allow bibliometric studies, the features of Google Scholar as a possible database for the same purpose are discussed. While Scholar is free and more comprehensive than WoS and Scopus, its use is not recommended for bibliometric analysis, especially for the evaluation of individuals and institutions