Data sources for performing citation analysis: an overview

Author:

Neuhaus Christoph,Daniel Hans‐Dieter

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of new citation‐enhanced databases and to identify issues to be considered when they are used as a data source for performing citation analysis.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reports the limitations of Thomson Scientific's citation indexes and reviews the characteristics of the citation‐enhanced databases Chemical Abstracts, Google Scholar and Scopus.FindingsThe study suggests that citation‐enhanced databases need to be examined carefully, with regard to both their potentialities and their limitations for citation analysis.Originality/valueThe paper presents a valuable overview of new citation‐enhanced databases in the context of research evaluation.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Library and Information Sciences,Information Systems

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