A Measure of Class Concentration in Bibliometrics.

Pratt, Allan D.

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A Measure of Class Concentration in Bibliometrics

Pratt, Allan D.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 28, 5, 285-92, Sep 77

An index of concentration for rank-frequency distributions is proposed which permits comparison of subject and journal concentration in various fields. Applications of the measure to different aspects of bibliometrics are suggested. (Author)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Disciplines, Mathematical Models, Measurement, Scholarly Journals

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