van Campenhout, G; van Caneghem, T; van Uytbergen, S A comparison of overall and sub-area journal influence: The case of the accounting literature SCIENTOMETRICS, 77 (1): 61-90 OCT 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: tom.vancaneghem at ehsal.be

Author(s): van Campenhout, G (van Campenhout, Geert); van Caneghem, T (van 
Caneghem, Tom); van Uytbergen, S (van Uytbergen, Steve) 

Title: A comparison of overall and sub-area journal influence: The case of 
the accounting literature 

Source: SCIENTOMETRICS, 77 (1): 61-90 OCT 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: AUTHOR SELF-CITATIONS; COCITATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS 
JOURNALS; IMPACT FACTOR; SCIENCE; QUALITY; NETWORK; INDEX; PERCEPTIONS; 
FINANCE 

Abstract: In most scientific disciplines, a number of divergent and often 
highly specialized research areas are examined, which is reflected in 
substantial differences among journal scopes. Using the accounting 
literature as an example, we argue that this diversity in scopes should be 
considered when assessing journal influence. Concretely, we examine a 
citation-based structural influence measure for a sample of 41 accounting 
journals. Next, we identify sub-areas in the accounting literature and we 
explore journal influence in these sub-areas. Our results clearly 
demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between overall and sub-area 
influence. In addition, we show that sub-areas should be identified using 
a fuzzy clustering procedure. 

Addresses: [van Caneghem, Tom] European Univ Coll Brussels EHSAL, B-1000 
Brussels, Belgium; [van Campenhout, Geert] Catholic Univ, Brussels, 
Belgium; [van Uytbergen, Steve] Lesshis Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium 

Reprint Address: van Caneghem, T, European Univ Coll Brussels EHSAL, 
Stormstr 2, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. 

E-mail Address: tom.vancaneghem at ehsal.be 

Cited Reference Count: 69 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: SPRINGER 

Publisher Address: VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 

ISSN: 0138-9130 

DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1907-5 

29-char Source Abbrev.: SCIENTOMETRICS 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Scientometrics 

Source Item Page Count: 30 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; 
Information Science & Library Science 

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