Develops the theory for a stochastic model for the citation process in the presence of obsolescence to predict the future citation pattern of individual papers in a collection. Shows that the expected number of future citations is a linear function of the current number, interpreted as an example of a success-breeds-success phenomenon. (Author/LRW)

Criticizes the use of Pearson's correlation coefficient in author cocitation analysis (ACA), a technique used to analyze the intellectual structure of a given scientific field, and sets forth two natural requirements that a similarity measure applied in ACA should satisfy. Uses real and hypothetical data to obtain counterexamples to both…

Discusses the importance of the Web as a new medium for disseminating and promoting scholarly research, particularly its potential to provide wider evidence of research impact than citation analysis. Recommends strategies for reporting the online impact of research leading to the production of a Web Invocation Portfolio. (Contains 58 references.)…

Identifies universities employing the top economists, ranks the top 50 economists from 1971-85, and points out the top 50 young economists. Uses the total number of citations, the rank by mean number of citations, and the mean number of citations to identifying these scholars. Includes ranked lists with the number of citations. (GG)

Describes a study that examined the editorial goals of three editors of "Elementary School Journal" and the citation patterns of the journal under each editor. Variables examined were number of citations received, number of citations given, immediacy index, and impact factor. It is concluded that editorial policy may have an impact on citation…

Evaluates the developmental status of communication by studying citation patterns both within the field and between communication and other fields. Examines citation linkages of 10 communication journals using the 1983-1985 data from "Social Sciences Citation Index's Journal Citation Reports." (MM)

Discusses the isolation of the field of communications from other disciplines and the inattention of communications to the increasing convergence on information and communication in other disciplines. Maps the convergence by surveying the authors commonly cited in the fields of cognitive science, humanities, and semiotics. (MS)

Describes a citation analysis of articles appearing in the "Journal of Curriculum Studies" (JCS) between the years of 1979-1991. Tabular data includes journals with 10 or more citations to JCS articles, as well as, country of origin for authors and journals citing JCS. Includes an annual list of the 10 most cited papers for the years…

Examines documents and citations relating to literature of the Ortega Hypothesis, reviews citing behaviors and errors of individual citations, and includes analysis of the occurrences of secondary and tertiary citing. Findings show there is little evidence to prove that secondary and tertiary citing is not occurring and suggests that further…

Examines journal influence in communicating management information systems (MIS) research over a nine-year period using citation analyses, researcher perceptions, and publishing patterns of MIS research universities. A core group of MIS journals is identified, and ranking according to journal influence is discussed. (37 references) (LRW)

Examines relationships between the disciplines of communication and library and information science as reflected in cross-journal citations from 1977 through 1987 in "Journal Citation Reports" for the "Social Sciences Citation Index." Developing convergence in the areas of telecommunication policy and social research on…

Exploration of the social function and cognitive significance of acknowledgments in scholarly articles focuses on a study that bibliometrically analyzed all formal acknowledgments in research articles in the "Journal of the American Society for Information Science" from 1970-90. The use of acknowledgments in addition to citations in…

Describes a study that investigated the role of the laboratory as the source of production and the target of citation practices within the specialty of human-eyeblink conditioning. Lotka's law is discussed, and the correlation between the laboratory's lifetime productivity and citation frequency is examined. (15 references) (LRW)

Describes a study that was designed to document through citation analysis the intellectual development of research on organizations for the years 1972-84. Organizational theory and organizational behavior are highlighted, the use of author cocitation analysis is explained, and future research is suggested. (17 references) (LRW)

Describes results of a citation analysis of 209 articles from the "Journal of the American Society for Information Science" (JASIS) that was conducted to determine the intellectual base and the research front. Topics discussed include citation-based mapping techniques, including bibliographic coupling and cocitation analysis; and…