A bradford distribution for bibliometrics

Bluma C. Peritz

doi:10.1007/BF02020148

A bradford distribution for bibliometrics

Bluma C. Peritz^*

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The fit of Bradford's Law to bibliometrics - a field which is both interdisciplinary and relatively new was investigated. It is found that, contrary to expectations, the data fit Bradford's Law very well, particularly in the more recent period, 1979-1983. There are, in both periods studied, seven core journals with about 30% of the papers; most of these journals are specialized in information science or documentation. No "falling away" from Bradford's distribution towards the right-hand end of the bibliography was observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-329
Number of pages	7
Journal	Scientometrics
Volume	18
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020148
State	Published - May 1990

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