A rhythm indicator for science and the rhythm of Science

Liming Liang, Ronald Rousseau and Fei Shi
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Liming Liang: Institute for Science Technology and Society, Henan Normal University; University of Antwerp (UA), IBW
Ronald Rousseau: University of Antwerp (UA), IBW; KHBO (Association K.U.Leuven), IWT
Fei Shi: Thomson Scietific China Office

Scientometrics, 2006, vol. 68, issue 3, No 14, 535-544

Abstract: Summary The rhythm of science may be compared to the rhythm of music. The R-indicator studied in this article is a complex indicator, trying to reflect part of this rhythm. The R-indicator interweaves publication and citation data over a long period. In this way R-sequences can be used to describe the evolutionary rhythm of science considered in a novel way. As an example the R-sequence of the journal Science from 1945 on is calculated.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-006-0128-7

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