Essays
A collection of essays and articles that provide in-depth explanatory information for uses of our citation databases and other information tools.
It is over 50 years since Dr. Eugene Garfield envisioned citation indexing tools that would allow researchers to expedite their research process, evaluate the impact of their work, spot scientific trends, and trace the history of modern scientific thoughts. Dr. Garfield went on to build a company – ISI (now part of Clarivate) around these ideas. Here we bring together essays and articles written by Dr. Garfield and other Clarivate staff members, to provide in-depth explanatory information for users of our citation databases and other information tools.
Citation Analysis
- Expected citation rates, half-life, and impact ratios: Comparing apples to apples in evaluation research
- Mapping the precursors of modern structural biology
- Research fronts
- Scientography: mapping the tracks of science
Citation indexing
- History of citation indexing
- Reaction similarity and retrieval
- The concept of citation indexing: A unique and innovative tool for navigating the research literature
Journal citation reports
- Cited title unification
- Journal self-citation in the Journal Citation Reports – Science Edition (2002)
- The agony and the ecstasy: the history and the meaning of the Journal Impact Factor
- The Clarivate Impact Factor
- Using the Clarivate Impact Factor
Content selection process
- Journal selection process
- Journal evaluation and source coverage policies for BIOSIS products
- Web of Science book citation index selection process
- Web of Science conference proceedings selection process
Use of the Clarivate citation database
- The relationship between citing and cited publications: A question of relatedness
- Monitoring complex literature: the advantages of using a multidisciplinary database
- The application of citation indexing to journals management
- Linking literatures: An intriguing use of the citation index
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