THE USE OF CITATION COUNTING TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH TRENDS
HARRY ROTHMAN
(University of Manchester)
MICHAEL WOODHEAD
(University of Manchester)
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Abstract
The paper describes the analysis and application of manpower statistics to identify some long‐term international research trends in economic entomology and pest control. Movements in research interests, particularly towards biological as opposed to insecticidal methods of control, correlations between these sectors, and the difficulties encountered in the construction of a sampling frame and subsequent analysis, are described.
Citation
ROTHMAN, H. and WOODHEAD, M. (1971), "THE USE OF CITATION COUNTING TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH TRENDS", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 287-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026523
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1971, MCB UP Limited