DocumentCode
1318222
Title
Computer science journals — An iterated citation analysis
Author
Hirst, G. ; Talent, N.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Engng. Phys., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Issue
4
fYear
1977
Firstpage
233
Lastpage
238
Abstract
Citation data from the 1975 and 1976 Journal Citation Reports were used to develop a `computer science impact factor´ for ranking `core´ journals in computer science. The starting set of source journals included Communications of the ACM, Computer, IEEE Transactions on Computers, and Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery, to which Computer Journal was added in iteration. The problems and limitations of citation analysis are discussed and results are compared with a previous analysis (K. Subramanyam, IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun., vol.PC-19, no.2, p.22-25, Dec. 1976). Librarians´ use of the results should be made in the light of their own experience of user requirements.
Keywords
computer science education; publishing; citation analysis; computer science; core journals; impact factor; iterated citation analysis; ranking; source journals; Approximation methods; Citation analysis; Computer science; Computers; Libraries; Machinery;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPC.1977.6591956
Filename
6591956
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