Thelwall M. and Vaughan L. "Webometrics: An introduction to the special issue" JASIST 55 (14). DEC 2004. p.1213-1215

[Eugene Garfield]

M. Thelwall : M.Thelwall at wlv.ac.uk

TITLE: Webometrics: An introduction to the special issue
(Editorial Material, English)

AUTHOR: Thelwall, M; Vaughan, L

SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY 55 (14). DEC 2004. p.1213-1215 JOHN WILEY
& SONS INC, HOBOKEN

ABSTRACT:
Webometrics, the quantitative study of Web phenomena, is a field
encompassing contributions from information science, computer science, and
statistical physics. Its methodology draws especially from bibliometrics.
This special issue presents contributions that both push forward the field
and illustrate a wide range of webometric approaches.

AUTHOR ADDRESS: M Thelwall, Wolverhampton Univ, Sch Comp & Informat
Technol, 35-49 Lichfield St, Wolverhampton WV1 1EQ, England