Suitability of Google Scholar as a source of scientific information and as a source of data for scientific evaluation—Review of the literature
Abstract As Google Scholar (GS) gains more ground as free scholarly literature retrieval
source it's becoming important to understand its quality and reliability in terms of scope and …
source it's becoming important to understand its quality and reliability in terms of scope and …
[HTML][HTML] Google Scholar to overshadow them all? Comparing the sizes of 12 academic search engines and bibliographic databases
M Gusenbauer - Scientometrics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Information on the size of academic search engines and bibliographic databases
(ASEBDs) is often outdated or entirely unavailable. Hence, it is difficult to assess the scope …
(ASEBDs) is often outdated or entirely unavailable. Hence, it is difficult to assess the scope …
Coverage of highly-cited documents in Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: a multidisciplinary comparison
This study explores the extent to which bibliometric indicators based on counts of highly-
cited documents could be affected by the choice of data source. The initial hypothesis is that …
cited documents could be affected by the choice of data source. The initial hypothesis is that …
Google Scholar as a source for scholarly evaluation: A bibliographic review of database errors
E Orduna-Malea, A Martín Martín… - 2017 - digibug.ugr.es
Google Scholar (GS) is an academic search engine and discovery tool launched by Google
(now Alphabet) in November 2004. The fact that GS provides the number of citations …
(now Alphabet) in November 2004. The fact that GS provides the number of citations …
Evidence of open access of scientific publications in Google Scholar: A large-scale analysis
Abstract This article uses Google Scholar (GS) as a source of data to analyse Open Access
(OA) levels across all countries and fields of research. All articles and reviews with a DOI …
(OA) levels across all countries and fields of research. All articles and reviews with a DOI …
Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment
Abstract The launch of Google Scholar () marked the beginning of a revolution in the
scientific information market. This search engine, unlike traditional databases, automatically …
scientific information market. This search engine, unlike traditional databases, automatically …
Copyright compliance and infringement in ResearchGate full-text journal articles
HR Jamali - Scientometrics, 2017 - Springer
ResearchGate is increasingly used by scholars to upload the full-text of their articles and
make them freely available for everyone. This study aims to investigate the extent to which …
make them freely available for everyone. This study aims to investigate the extent to which …
Methods for estimating the size of Google Scholar
The emergence of academic search engines (mainly Google Scholar and Microsoft
Academic Search) that aspire to index the entirety of current academic knowledge has …
Academic Search) that aspire to index the entirety of current academic knowledge has …
The counting house: Measuring those who count. Presence of bibliometrics, scientometrics, informetrics, webometrics and altmetrics in the Google Scholar citations …
Following in the footsteps of the model of scientific communication, which has recently gone
through a metamorphosis (from the Gutenberg galaxy to the Web galaxy), a change in the …
through a metamorphosis (from the Gutenberg galaxy to the Web galaxy), a change in the …
Ranking by relevance and citation counts, a comparative study: Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, WoS and Scopus
Search engine optimization (SEO) constitutes the set of methods designed to increase the
visibility of, and the number of visits to, a web page by means of its ranking on the search …
visibility of, and the number of visits to, a web page by means of its ranking on the search …