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The University's White Paper, "Measuring Research Output Through Bibliometrics", identifies how bibliometric data can be used to support a bibliometric analysis at the discipline level, and offers context for:
Possible objectives of a discipline-level bibliometric analysis include:
It is also important to be mindful of how the level of detail influences a discipline-level bibliometric analysis. For example, this type of analysis will provide some detail, but it will be restricted to comparisons within fields and disciplines.
Inappropriate uses of a discipline-level bibliometric analysis include:
Appropriate uses of a discipline-level bibliometric analysis include:
Possible Measures
Considerations