Vaughan L. "Web hyperlinks reflect business performance: A study of US and Chinese IT companies" CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE 28(1):17-31 March 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

Liwen Vaughan  : lvaughan at uwo.ca

TITLE   Web hyperlinks reflect business performance: A study of US and
        Chinese IT companies
AUTHOR  Vaughan L
JOURNAL CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE-REVUE
        CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DE L INFORMATION ET DE BIBLIOTHECONOMIE
        28 (1): 17-31 MAR 2004


Abstract:
Hyperlinks to Web sites of information technology (IT) companies in the US
and China were examined. The count of links to a company's Web site was
found to correlate significantly with the company's revenue and profit. The
two sets of correlation coefficients for the two countries were remarkably
similar although the two groups of Web sites had very different
characteristics. The correlation found is useful for Web data mining and for
furthering our understanding of the nature of Web hyperlinks. Various
measures were taken to improve the reliability of the data collected. Data
collection issues for Webometrics research were also explored.


KeyWords Plus: IMPACT FACTORS, SITES, LINKS

Addresses: Vaughan L, Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies,
London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada

Publisher:
CANADIAN ASSOC INFORMATION SCIENCE, PO BOX 6174, STATION J, OTTAWA, ONTARIO
K2A 1T2, CANADA

IDS Number: 808RE
ISSN: 1195-096X

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