Paper Info
Title
Bradford distributions of social-science bibliographies varying in definitional homogeneity
Abstract
Six social-science bibliographies were ranked along a complex ordinal dimension of the homogeneity of (1) the defining criteria for including items in a bibliography or (2) the disciplinary source(s) of the literature. The most homogeneous bibliography exhibited the classic linearity of the graphic form of Bradford's Law, but the most heterogeneous bibliographies exhibited concavity in their graphic display. The lower the overall article/journal density in a bibliography, the greater the curvature (concavity) of its Bradford plot. Results were discussed in relation to the generalizability of Bradford's Law and to differences between scholarly practices in the social and natural sciences.
Year
DOI
Venue
1993
10.1007/BF02017756
Scientometrics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Natural Science,Graphic Form,Graphic Display,Classic Linearity,Ordinal Dimension
Generalizability theory,Social science,Scientific literature,Homogeneity (statistics),Ranking,Ordinal number,Sociology,Homogeneous,Bibliography,Bibliometrics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
27
1
0138-9130
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.64
9
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
S. R. Coleman140.64