Early modern "citation index"? Medical authorities in academic treatises on plague (1480-1725).
The paper deals with the problem of early modern scientific citations.             It attempts to establish a measure of scientific popularity in a specific area of the             academic medicine in a way which resembles a modern evaluation of scientific             activity (citation index). For this purpose an analysis of a series of plague treatises             written between 1480 and 1725 in Europe was conducted. Citations for various             historical medical authorities (Hippocrates, Galen, etc.) are given in Tables which             reflect a long time development of popularity. The authorities from various groups             (Ancient, Medieval, Arabic, Early Modern) are linked together, and "generic             authorities" are explained and discussed.
Institute for History of Medicine and Foreign Languages, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. karel.cerny@lf1.cuni.cz
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D015706:Bibliometrics; D005060:Europe; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D010930:Plague / Q000266:history*