A Comparative Citation Analysis of Web of Science,Scopus, and Google Scholar |
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| Authors: | Michael Levine-Clark Esther L Gil |
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| Institution: | University of Denver , Denver, CO, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the results of a comparative study of Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, and Google Scholar (GS) for a set of 15 business and economics journals. Citations from the three sources were analyzed to determine whether one source is better than another, or whether a new database such as Scopus, or a free database such as GS could replace WoS. The authors concluded that scholars might want to use alternative tools collectively to get a more complete picture of the scholarly impact of an article. |
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| Keywords: | Google Scholar citation analysis Web of Science Scopus collection development business economics impact factor |
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