Hammarfelt, B. 2011. Citation Analysis on the Micro Level: The Example of Walter Benjamin's Illuminations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (5): 819-830.

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Hammarfelt, B. 2011. Citation Analysis on the Micro Level: The Example of 
Walter Benjamin's Illuminations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR 
INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (5): 819-830.

Author Full Name(s): Hammarfelt, Bjorn
Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: SOCIAL-SCIENCES; HUMANITIES; JOURNALS

Abstract: This article employs citation analysis on a micro level- the level of 
the cited document; in this case, Walter Benjamin's Illuminations (1968/2007). 
The study shows how this frequently cited publication-more than 4,000 
citations in Web of Science-has been received. The growth of citations and 
interdisciplinary citing is studied, and a novel approach-page citation analysis-is 
applied to study how different parts of Illuminations have been cited. The 
article demonstrates how bibliometric methods can be used together with 
qualitative accounts to map the impact and dissemination of a particular 
publication. Furthermore, it shows how bibliometric methods can be utilized to 
study intellectual structures in the humanities, and highlights the influence of 
the humanities on the social sciences and sciences.

Addresses: Uppsala Univ, Dept Archival Sci Lib & Informat Sci & Museol, 
Uppsala, Sweden
Reprint Address: Hammarfelt, B, Uppsala Univ, Dept Archival Sci Lib & Informat 
Sci & Museol, Uppsala, Sweden.

E-mail Address: Bjorn.hammarfelt at abm.uu.se
ISSN: 1532-2882
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21504
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.21504/abstract