Applied Evaluative Informetrics

• Main Author: Moed, Henk F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Management.; Industrial management.; Data mining.; Information storage and retrieval.; Computer Science.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Innovation/Technology Management.

This book presents an introduction to the field of applied evaluative informetrics, dealing with the use of bibliometric or informetric indicators in research assessment. It sketches the field’s history, recent achievements, and its potential and limits. The book dedicates special attention to the a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Structure of the book
• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• PART 1: General Introduction and Synopsis
• PART 2. Historical overview lectures
• PART 3. Studies on hot topics.- PART 4. Perspective articles.