A Content Analysis of Citations to Four Prominent Philosophers of Science in Selected Sociology Journals
Description:
Numerous studies have attempted to measure scientists' influence by measuring the quantity of citations to their works. The problem with "citation counting," as it is called, is that it assumes that each listing of an author in a citation index is equal to another without bothering to explore the substantive uses of citations in the source article. The present study attempts to alleviate this problem by content analysis of citations in a limited sphere: reference to major philosophers of scienc…
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Date:
August 1985
Creator:
Rowe, M. Edward (Montie Edward)
Partner:
UNT Libraries