Why do we need algorithmic historiography?

Eugene Garfield, A. I. Pudovkin and V. S. Istomin

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003, vol. 54, issue 5, 400-412

Abstract: This article discusses the rationale for creating historiographs of scholarly topics using a new program called HistCite™, which produces a variety of analyses to aid the historian identify key events (papers), people (authors), and journals in a field. By creating a genealogic profile of the evolution, the program aids the scholar in evaluating the paradigm involved.

Date: 2003
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