Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact.

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Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact.

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Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

by Cassidy R. Sugimoto (Editor)
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

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Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783110298031
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication date: 03/21/2016
Pages: 437
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.



Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword v

Prologue vi

Introduction Cassidy R. Sugimoto 1

Part I Critical informetrics

The Incessant Chattering of Texts Blaise Cronin 13

Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science Birger Hjørland 20

Part II Citation theories

Referencing as Cooperation or Competition Henry Small 49

Semiotics and Citations Paul Wouters 72

Data Citation as a Bibliometric Oxymoron Christine L. Borgman 93

Part III Statistical theories

Type-Token Theory and Bibliometrics Jonathan Furner 119

From a Success Index to a Success Multiplier Ronald Rousseau Sandra Rousseau 148

From Matthew to Hirsch: A Success-Breeds-Success Story Wolfgang Glänzel András Schubert 165

Information's Magic Numbers: The Numerology of Information Science David Bawden Lyn Robinson 180

Part IV Authorship theories

Authors as Persons and Authors as Bundles of Words Howard D. White 199

The Angle Sum Theory: Exploring the Literature on Acknowledgments in Scholarly Communication Nadine Desrochers Adèle Paul-Hus Vincent La rivière 225

The Flesh of Science: Somatics and Semiotics Hamid R. Ekbia 248

Part V Knowledge organization theories

Informetric Analyses of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOSs) Wolfgang G. Stock 261

Information, Meaning, and Intellectual Organization in Networks of Inter-Human Communication Loet Leydesdorff 280

Modeling the Structure and Dynamics of Science Using Books Michael Ginda Andrea Scharnhorst Katy Börner 304

Part VI Alt metric theories

Webometrics and Altmetrics: Home Birth vs. Hospital Birth Michael Thelwall 337

Scientific Revolution in Scientometrics: The Broadening of Impact from Citation to Societal Lutz Bornmann 347

Altmetrics as Traces of the Computerization of the Research Process Henk F. Moed 360

Interpreting 'Altmetrics': Viewing Acts on Social Media through the Lens of Citation and Social Theories Stefanie Haustein Timothy D. Bowman Rodrigo Costas 372

Biographical information for the editor and contributors 407

Index 414

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