title: Tracing thought through time and space: a selective review of bibliometrics in social work.
abstract: Bibliometrics is a field of research that examines bodies of knowledge within and across disciplines. Citation analysis, a component of bibliometrics, focuses on the quantitative assessment of citation patterns within a body of literature. Citation analysis has been used in social work to examine the quantity and the impact of the work of individuals and academic institutions. This paper presents a selective review of these uses of bibliometrics within social work.
authors.affiliation: DSW, Room 407, MC: 6112, New York University: School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, Room 407, New York, NY 10003, USA. gary.holden@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barker
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors