title: Bibliometric methods: pitfalls and possibilities.
abstract: Bibliometric studies are increasingly being used for research assessment. Bibliometric indicators are strongly methodology-dependent but for all of them, various types of data normalization are an indispensable requirement. Bibliometric studies have many pitfalls; technical skill, critical sense and a precise knowledge about the examined scientific domain are required to carry out and interpret bibliometric investigations correctly.
authors.affiliation: University Library of Southern Denmark, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. wallin@bib.sdu.dk
authors.forename: Johan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wallin
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D016239:MEDLINE; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research