Ball, Rafael and Tunger, Dirk (2006) Science indicators revisited - Science Citation Index versus SCOPUS: A bibliometric comparison of both citation databases. Information Services and Use 26 (4), pp. 293-301.
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Abstract
Although the evaluation of knowledge in the form of a quantitation of scientific output is not uncontroversial, it is a widely practised form of science evaluation. For more than 30 years, the Science Citation Index (SCI) has been alone in fulfilling this purpose. But since 2005 Scopus is a direct competitor to the SCI-databases. Comparing the two databases should help to answer questions that ...

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Item type: | Article |
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Date: | January 2006 |
Institutions: | Central Institutions > University Library |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 000 Computer science, information & general works > 020 Library & information sciences |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Unknown |
Created at the University of Regensburg: | Unknown |
Item ID: | 5244 |