Argues that the difficulties of identifying and estimating the size of any pools of citable items are so great that comparisons of citation counts are rarely valid, and that the relationship between the value of a work and its citation can only be assessed by careful study of the citing paper. (four references) (CLB)

Analysis of 162 articles from the "Journal of Agricultural Education" showed that 11 journals received at least 5 citations (51% of total citations). Agricultural educators tended to publish in only 6 of 18 topics. The number of times an article was cited increased from 4.2 in 1982 to 11 in 1990. (SK)

Argues for precision (consistency) in citing, proposing an approach to citation analysis that ranks citation-signallers according to usefulness. Suggests that it is misguided to classify citation-signallers by the nature of the motivations inferred to underlie their use. (JKP)

Describes a research project in progress that is investigating the subject relationship between citing and cited documents for journals in the field of library and information science. Relevant literature is reviewed, and microanalysis and macroanalysis methods are explained. (50 references) (LRW)

Investigates the nature of published literature about public libraries based on a search of the ERIC database on CD-ROM. Findings show that authorship is dispersed, recently published journals and books are most often cited, and the specific subject matter is diverse. (EA)

Describes a citation analysis that was performed to explore the extent and nature of the contributions of linguistic theory to information science research from 1950 to 1984. Quantitative and qualitative assessments are discussed, hypotheses tested are described, and recent developments in linguistic theory are addressed. (38 references) (LRW)

Analyzes the author's index in the 1992 "Index to Journals in Communication Studies" to answer research questions regarding the productivity of female scholars in the field. Presents a list of the top 25 scholars as well as information on where they publish, where they teach, and from where and when they received their degrees. (SR)

Discusses the use of citation analysis for ranking academic papers and its application in ranking black studies departments. The author presents results of a nationwide citation analysis--totaling 579 papers--of African American or black studies. Ranking results of black studies departments, universities, and black studies scholars are presented.…

Discussion of citation networks as a reflection of the intellectual developments in a scientific field focuses on an analysis of citations in the "Journal of Conflict Resolution." Main path analysis is described; the development of the field of conflict resolution is discussed; and interdisciplinarity is explored. (17 references) (LRW)

This continuation of the previous article on the use of cocitation and word analysis for science mapping focuses on the analysis of dynamical, or time-dependent, aspects of scientific research. A study is described that analyzed cocitation cluster-based publication groups for 10 successive years in atomic and molecular physics. (14 references)…

Citation analysis of 19 issues of the "Journal of Agricultural Education" (1981-90) revealed the following: (1) mean number of articles cited has increased; (2) journals, books, and reports are most frequent sources of citations; and (3) extensive cross-referencing by authors in the same areas indicates a strong self-identity and…

Describes the collection of the citations to Carolyn Miller's "A Humanistic Rationale for Technical Writing." Reviews the text to reveal her knowledge claims, and identifies authors who have cited those claims. Organizes these intertextual connections around three broad topics: teaching, rhetorical features, and communities. Illustrates…

Uses the Social Science Index to gather data concerning the frequency with which articles published in volumes 1 to 25 of the "Journal of Reading Behavior" have been cited. Examines the nature and range of the citations. Identifies the 30 most frequently cited articles, and examines the top 10 in greater detail. Offer a summary and a…

Argues economists at leading liberal arts colleges make significant contributions to the discipline's scholarship. Measures the influence of economists (n=439) employed at the top 50 liberal arts colleges. Ranks departments and individuals based on citations. Finds greater experience and more publications but not lower teaching loads are…

This study analyzes 9,131 citations from the 2002 volumes of journals in eight humanities fields: art, classics, history, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, and religion. This study found that citation patterns varied widely among humanities disciplines. Due to these differences, it is important for librarians with humanities collection…