ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGE OF CITATIONS IN THEORETICAL POPULATION-GENETICS

Authors
GUPTA BM
Citation
Bm. Gupta, ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGE OF CITATIONS IN THEORETICAL POPULATION-GENETICS, Scientometrics, 40(1), 1997, pp. 139-162
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Scientometrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01389130
Volume
40
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
139 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(1997)40:1<139:AODOTA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Analyses the age of references cited in source papers of the theoretic al population genetics speciality at different phases bf its developme nt. Discusses the characteristics of specialities in terms of obsolesc ence measures such as half-life and immediacy index. Explores the appl icability of different theoretical probability functions in the age de nsities of references cited. Concludes that age of references cited is best modelled according to lognormal distribution.