Pulgarin A, Gil-Leiva I "Bibliometric analysis of the automatic indexing literature: 1956-2000" Information Processing & Management 40(2):365-377 Mar 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

Antonio Pulgarin  : apulgue at alcazaba.une.es
Isidoro Gil-Leiva : isgil at har.upv.es

Bibliometric analysis of the automatic indexing literature: 1956-2000
Pulgarin A, Gil-Leiva I
INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
40 (2): 365-377 MAR 2004

Document type: Article     Language: English     Cited References: 19
Times Cited: 0      Explanation

Abstract:
We present a bibliometric study of a corpus of 839 bibliographic references
about automatic indexing, covering the period 1956-2000. We analyse the
distribution of authors and works, the obsolescence and its dispersion, and
the distribution of the literature by topic, year, and source type. We
conclude that: (i) there has been a constant interest on the part of
researchers; (ii) the most studied topics were the techniques and methods
employed and the general aspects of automatic indexing; (iii) the
productivity of the authors does fit a Lotka distribution (D-max = 0.02 and
critical value = 0.054); (iv) the annual aging factor is 95%; and (v) the
dispersion of the literature is low. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.

Author Keywords:
automatic indexing, scientific output, bibliometric analysis, Bradford's
law, obsolescence

KeyWords Plus:
LOTKA LAW, RETRIEVAL, MESSAGES, SCIENCE, HUMANS, TEXTS

Addresses:
Pulgarin A, Univ Extremadura, Fac Lib & Informat Sci, E-06071 Badajoz, Spain
Univ Extremadura, Fac Lib & Informat Sci, E-06071 Badajoz, Spain
Univ Politecn Valencia, Fac Comp Sci, Valencia 46022, Spain

Publisher:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON,
OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND

IDS Number:
778FD

ISSN:
0306-4573

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