Article,
Web-based tools for citation data management
Searcher, 16 (5): 18--21, 50, 52--54 (2008)
Abstract
Citation analysis has become a critical measure of research value, whether for grant applications, formal promotional processes, or just to enhance public perception of individuals or institutions. This has significantly increased the use of Thomson's Web of Science and other citation sources to gather data on "citedness," using this to rank the output of researchers and the relative importance of their institutions or the journals in which they publish. The increased desire to use citedness to measure value and relative positioning is spurring the development of new databases and software, from Elsevier's Scopus, CiteSeer, and other citation-based products to the development of cited references in Google Scholar and, increasingly, the inclusion of cited reference information in scholarly databases from such vendors as CSA and EBSCO. Certainly, the increasing number of databases and Web sites with citation data has become significant. These resources make. Adapted from the source document.
