Recollections of Irving H. Sher 1924–1996: Polymath/information scientist extraordinaire

Eugene Garfield

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001, vol. 52, issue 14, 1197-1202

Abstract: Over a 35‐year period, Irving H. Sher played a critical role in the development and implementation of the Science Citation Index® and other ISI® products. Trained as a biochemist, statistician, and linguist, Sher brought a unique combination of talents to ISI as Director of Quality Control and Director of Research and Development. His talents as a teacher and mentor evoked loyalty. He was a particularly inventive but self‐taught programmer. In addition to the SCI,® Social Sciences Citation Index,® and Arts and Humanities Citation Index,® Sher was involved with the development of the first commercial SDI system, the Automatic Subject Citation Alert, now called Research Alert,® and Request‐A‐Print Cards. Together we developed the journal impact factor and the Journal Citation Reports.® Sher was also the inventor of the SYSTABAR System of coding references and Sherhand. He was involved in key reports on citation‐based historiography, forecasting Nobel prizes, and served as a referee for JASIS over a 20‐year period.

Date: 2001
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