Mapping Economics through the Journal Literature: An Experiment in Journal Cocitation Analysis.

McCain, Katherine W.

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ERIC Number: EJ427522

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Mapping Economics through the Journal Literature: An Experiment in Journal Cocitation Analysis.

McCain, Katherine W.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v42 n4 p290-96 May 1991

Discussion of the use of citation analysis and bibliometrics to study the organization of a subject literature focuses on an experiment in journal cocitation mapping in the field of economics. Results are compared with an earlier journal network study of economics journal literature, and future research is suggested. (16 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Concept Mapping, Economics, Intellectual Disciplines, Research Needs, Scholarly Journals

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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