Webometrics, the quantitative study of Web-related phenomena, emerged from the
realization that methods originally designed for bibliometric analysis of scientific journal …

We have recently witnessed the growth of hyperlink studies in the field of Internet research.
Although investigations have been conducted across many disciplines and topics, their …

To test feasibility of cybermetric indicators for describing and ranking university activities as
shown in their Web sites, a large set of 9,330 institutions worldwide was compiled and …

We present different methods of data collection from the Web for informetric purposes. For
each method, some studies utilizing it are reviewed, and advantages and shortcomings of …

A common task in both Webmetrics and Web information retrieval is to identify a set of Web
pages or sites that are similar in content. In this paper we assess the extent to which links …

This paper poses more problems than it solves: it investigates the new (virtual) world of the
Internet and the challenges that it offers for informetric analysis. The paper studies five …

The quality and impact of academic Web sites is of interest to many audiences, including the
scholars who use them and Web educators who need to identify best practice. Several large …

Universities work in collaboration with many other organizations, and these collaborations
have important consequences for the national economy. The ability to measure these …

The use of the Web by academic researchers is discipline‐dependent and highly variable. It
is increasingly central for sharing information, disseminating results and publicising …

Introduction: For some years bibliometric studies have identified webometrics as one of the
largest information science fields. Nevertheless, most published webometric research is …