Usage Count: A New Indicator to Detect Research Fronts

Autor: Liang Guoqiang, Hou Haiyan, Hu Zhigang, Huang Fu, Wang Yajie, Zhang Shanshan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Data and Information Science, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 89-104 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2543-683X
DOI: 10.1515/jdis-2017-0005
Popis: Research fronts build on recent work, but using times cited as a traditional indicator to detect research fronts will inevitably result in a certain time lag. This study attempts to explore the effects of usage count as a new indicator to detect research fronts in shortening the time lag of classic indicators in research fronts detection.
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