CROSS-FIELD NORMALIZATION OF SCIENTOMETRIC INDICATORS

Authors
SCHUBERT A BRAUN T
Citation
A. Schubert et T. Braun, CROSS-FIELD NORMALIZATION OF SCIENTOMETRIC INDICATORS, Scientometrics, 36(3), 1996, pp. 311-324
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal title
Scientometrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01389130
Volume
36
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
311 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(1996)36:3<311:CNOSI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Comparative assessment of scientometric indicators is greatly hindered by the different standards valid in different science fields and subf ields. Indicators concerning to different fields can be compared only after first gauging them against a properly chosen reference standard, and their relative standing can then be compared. Methods of selectin g reference standards and scaling procedures are surveyed in this stud y, and examples are given to their practical application.