Bibliometrics
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Definition
The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns of authorship, publication, and use. Formerly called statistical bibliography. (from The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)
MeSH classification
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Altmetrics
Non-traditional journal impact measures that include tracking of downloads; mentions in SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS reports, BLOGS, and online ENCYCL…
Bibliographies as Topic
Works about lists of books, articles, and other publications.
Bibliography, National
A bibliography which lists all the books and other publications published, or distributed in significant quantity, in a particular country. …
Bibliography of Medicine
A list of works, documents, and other publications on medical subjects and topics of interest to the field of medicine.
Journal Impact Factor
A quantitative measure of the frequency on average with which articles in a journal have been cited in a given period of time.
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D015706) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗