The current trends and challenges in the field of bibliometrics are reviewed. To do so, we
take the reader along a bibliometric route with six stations: the explosion of databases, the …

Authors of scientific papers are usually encouraged to cite works that meaningfully
influenced their research (substantive citations) and avoid citing works that had no …

Resumen Loet Leydesdorff (mentioned as Loet in the following) passed away in March
2023. Our paper is dedicated to the important contributions of this exceptional researcher (in …

Many altmetric studies have analyzed which papers were mentioned how often on Twitter
(one of the most important altmetrics sources). In order to study the potential relevance of …

Understanding citations within their context is a complex task in information science, critical
for bibliometric analysis. The study of citation contexts and their types has been a central …

The Social Systems Citations Theory (SSCT) is the most recent theory of citations integrating
previous theories. It focuses on communications in science that are formally manifested as …

Interdisciplinarity is a polysemous concept with multiple, reasoned and intuitive,
interpretations across scholars and policy-makers. Historically, quantifying the …

This research delves into the intellectual underpinnings and citation performance of Current
Issues in Tourism (CIT) over the past 25 years. It uses bibliometric methodology, content …

In this contribution, we deal with seed‐based information retrieval in networks of research
publications. Using systematic reviews as a baseline, and publication data from the NIH …

Interdisciplinary research is a key issue in science policy because it is commonly associated
with scientific advances and societal impact. However, recent research has shown …