Problems of citation analysis: A critical review
Journal of the American Society for Information SciencePublished 1 September 1989
Michael H. MacRoberts, Barbara R. MacRoberts
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The problems of citation analysis are reviewed and users of citation-based literature should proceed cautiously, since major error results when these problems are not taken into account.
Abstract
We review the problems of citation analysis. Most of them have either not been studied or have received only cursory attention. Since major error results when these problems are not taken into account, users of citation-based literature should proceed cautiously. © 1989 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Decision Sciences