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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Bibliographic Details
Author: Aguillo, Isidro F.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2011
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/366905
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/366905
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Google Scholar
WoS
Web of science
Scopus
Bibliographic databases
Appointments
Bibliometrics
Google académico
Bases de datos bibliográficas
Citas
Bibliometría
Computer science education
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Summary:[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