Qin, J (Qin, Jian) F. W. Lancaster: A bibliometric analysis LIBRARY TRENDS, 56 (4): 954-967 SPR 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Address: jqin at syr.edu

Author(s): Qin, J (Qin, Jian) 

Title: F. W. Lancaster: A bibliometric analysis
 
Source: LIBRARY TRENDS, 56 (4): 954-967 SPR 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: INFORMATION-SCIENCE FACULTY; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; LIBRARY 

Abstract: F. W. Lancaster, as the most cited author during the 1970s to 
early 1990s, has broad intellectual influence in many fields of research 
in library and information science. This bibliometric study collected 
citation data For Lancaster's publications from 1972 to 2006 and analyzed 
the data in terms of the time and space and disciplinary breadth of his 
intellectual influence. The result shows that. Lancaster has established 
in extraordinary record of both productivity and citedness. Six of his 
works, according to the criteria for citation classic, have been cited so 
extensively over a longtime span that they qualify its citation classics 
in library and information science. Although much of the citation data, 
especially those in non-English publications, are not covered in citation 
databases, the bibliometric depiction nonetheless provides a good picture 
of Lancaster's contribution to and influence in library and information 
science. 

Addresses: Syracuse Univ, Sch Informat Studies, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA 

Reprint Address: Qin, J, Syracuse Univ, Sch Informat Studies, Syracuse, NY 
13244 USA. 

Cited Reference Count: 8 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS 

Publisher Address: JOURNALS PUBLISHING DIVISION, 2715 NORTH CHARLES ST, 
BALTIMORE, MD 21218-4363 USA 

ISSN: 0024-2594 

29-char Source Abbrev.: LIBR TRENDS 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Libr. Trends 

Source Item Page Count: 14 

Subject Category: Information Science & Library Science 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 345HW 

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