Bar-Ian, Judit. Informaterics at the beginning of the 21st century - A review. Journal of Informetrics 2 (2008) 1 –52

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Address: barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il

Author: Bar-Ian, Judit

Title: Informaterics at the beginning of the 21st century - A review

Source: Journal of Informetrics 2 (2008) 1–52

Abstract: This paper reviews developments in informetrics between 2000 and 
2006. At the beginning of the 21st century we witness considerable growth 
in webometrics, mapping and visualization and open access. A new topic is 
comparison between citation databases, as a result of the introduction of 
two new citation databases Scopus and Google Scholar. There is renewed 
interest in indicators as a result of the introduction of the h-index. 
Traditional topics like citation analysis and informetric theory also 
continue to develop. The impact factor debate, especially outside the 
informetric literature continues to thrive. Ranked lists (of journal, 
highly cited papers or of educational institutions) are of great public 
interest.