22.05.2025
Data sources used in bibliometrics 1978–2022: From proprietary databases to the great wide open
« Traditionally, the bibliometric community has relied heavily on secondary data sources, most prominently the Science Citation Index. By analyzing three key journals, we detected trends in the data sources used over a 45-year period (1978–2022). The historical analysis of data sources reveals a consistency in the materials used as well as bursts of new materials and approaches. (…) »
