Based on an analysis of the 377 documents that cited Griffith's publication
s in the ISI citation databases, it has been found that Griffith made pione
er and significant contributions with his collaborators to the fields of bi
bliometrics and scholarly communication among scientists. His research work
has also greatly influenced people from all over the world conducting rese
arch in psychology, bibliometric information science, and social studies of
science in the past several decades.