Thelwall M, Vaughan L, Cothey V, Li XM, Smith AG "Which academic subjects have most online impact? A pilot study and a new classification process" ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW 27 (5): 333-343 2003

[Eugene Garfield]

E-MAIL: THELWALL M.  - m.thelwall at wlv.ac.uk

TITLE          Which academic subjects have most online impact? A pilot study and a new classification process
AUTHORS   Thelwall M, Vaughan L, Cothey V, Li XM, Smith AG
JOURNAL    ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW 27 (5): 333-343 2003


 Document type: Article    Language: English    Cited References: 40    Times Cited: 0



Abstract:
The use of the Web by academic researchers is discipline-dependent and highly variable. It is increasingly central for sharing information,
disseminating results and publicising research projects. This pilot study seeks to identify the subjects that have the most impact on the Web,
and look for national differences in online subject visibility. The highest impact sites were from computing, but there were major national
differences in the impact of engineering and technology sites. Another difference was that Taiwan had more high impact non-academic sites
hosted by universities. As a pilot study, the classification process itself was also investigated and the problems of applying subject classification
to academic Web sites discussed. The study draws out a number of issues in this regard, having no simple solutions and point to the need to
interpret the results with caution.

Author Keywords:
worldwide Web, subject cataloguing, classification, universities

KeyWords Plus:
WORLD-WIDE-WEB, SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION, SEARCH ENGINE, LINKS, BIBLIOMETRICS, SITES

Addresses:
Thelwall M, Wolverhampton Univ, Sch Comp & IT, Wolverhampton WV1 1DJ, W Midlands, England
Wolverhampton Univ, Sch Comp & IT, Wolverhampton WV1 1DJ, W Midlands, England
Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Informat Management, Wellington, New Zealand

Publisher:
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED, 60/62 TOLLER LANE, BRADFORD BD8 9BY, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND

IDS Number:
757WZ

ISSN:
1468-4527


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