The life span of a specific topic on the web. The case of "informetrics": A quantitative analysis

Judit Bar-Ilan, Bluma C. Peritz

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Abstract

In this case study a first attempt was made to explore data on the Web for a certain period of time by using bibliometric methods for analysis. The period under investigation was between January 3, 1998 and June 7, 1998. An additional search was carried out on June 20, 1999. The terms used were "informetrics or informetric". The results show that substantial changes occurred to the "literature on the Web" on informetrics during this period. Three specific trends were observed: some documents disappeared, new ones were added and some underwent changes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-382
Number of pages12
JournalScientometrics
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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