Sverdlov, ED; et al Citation mirages - Bibliometric evaluation of the significance of individual authors' publications HERALD OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 76 (6): 530-541 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Address: edsver at freemail.ru

Author(s): Sverdlov, ED (Sverdlov, E. D.); Vlasov, VV (Vlasov, V. V.); 
Zavarzin, GA (Zavarzin, G. A.); Razin, SV (Razin, S. V.); Gren, EY (Gren, 
E. Y.); Tomilin, NV (Tomlin, N. V.); Kalakutskii, LV (Kalakutskii, L. V.); 
Degermendzhi, AG (Degermendzhi, A. G.); Georgiev, GP (Georgiev, G. P.); 
Nedospasov, SA (Nedospasov, S. A.); Gvozdev, VA (Gvozdev, V. A.); 
Vanyushin, BF (Vanyushin, B. F.); Vas'kovskii, VE (Vas'kovskii, V. E.); 
Krishtal, OA (Krishtal, O. A.) 

Title: Citation mirages - Bibliometric evaluation of the significance of 
individual authors' publications 

Source: HERALD OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 76 (6): 530-541 DEC 2006

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Abstract: An opinion is advanced in the article below that any 
bibliometric data, including individual article citations, as an 
independent measure of the scientific significance of a scientist's works, 
cannot serve as a criterion of the efficiency of these studies or the 
value of these publications. Scientists across the world have long been 
questioning the relevancy of using these data. The majority of prominent 
scientists either express well-founded doubts that it is authentic to use 
them as an independent criterion or reject them altogether. Although 
bibliometric data are undoubtedly valuable as an auxiliary evaluation 
means, they cannot substitute peer reviews based on the analysis of 
article contents, its contribution to the field in question, and the 
contribution of the author under review to the subject matter presented in 
this publication. The author is of opinion that bibliometric data should 
be an obligatory but not decisive component in the complex system of 
assessing the creative potential of scientists and the significance of 
their works. 

Addresses: RAS, Inst Genet Mol, Moscow, Russia 

Reprint Address: Sverdlov, ED, RAS, Inst Genet Mol, Moscow, Russia. 

Cited Reference Count: 15 

Times Cited: 0 

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Source Item Page Count: 12 

Subject Category: History & Philosophy Of Science; Multidisciplinary 
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