Scientometrics
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Volume 17: Issue 5-6

The citation gap between printed and instrumental output of technological research: The case of the electron microscope

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W. Van Els Technology Foundation (STW) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland)

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C. Jansz Technology Foundation (STW) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland)

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C. Le Pair Technology Foundation (STW) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland) P. O. Box 3021 3502 GA Utrecht (The Netherland)

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Pages:
415–425
Online Publication Date:
14 Aug 2005
Publication Date:
26 Nov 1989
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02017462
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Abstract  

The merits and shortcomings of bibliometric evaluation techniques are well known; the reliability of the techniques varies according to the discipline. For technology the reliability is small. The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science. The instrument is comparable to a scientific publication in the way in which it is used and referred to in the literature. In this paper we estimate the size of the citation gap, i.e. the number of citations an author misses because the results of his research are made public in the form of an instrument instead of via an article in a journal.

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0138-9130
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1588-2861

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Scientometrics
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