Citation Data and Analysis: Limitations and Shortcomings
As a means for measuring scholarly influence, citation analysis has several limitations and shortcomings. We first review the main sources of citation data (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, and information collected directly from reference lists) and discuss the shortcomings of each source. N...
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Journal of contemporary criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 327-340 |
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