The growth of Brazilian metrics literature

Rubén Urbizagástegui Alvarado; Cristina Restrepo Arango

The growth of Brazilian metrics literature

Journal of Scientometric Research,2015,4,1,1-9.

DOI:10.4103/2320-0057.156014

Published:Jan 2015

Type:Research Article

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Rubén Urbizagástegui Alvarado^*, Cristina Restrepo Arango^1,*

University Libraries, University of California, Riverside, California, USA,

¹Daniel Cosío Villegas Library, El Colegio de México, Distrito Federal, México

Abstract:

Analysis is presented on the growth of the literature on bibliometrics, informetrics, and scientometrics published in Brazil by Brazilian and foreign authors in the form of journal articles, book chapters, and papers presented at conferences. From 1973 to December 2012, close to 2300 documents were published. This literature is growing exponentially at a rate of 24% per year and doubling in size every 3.2 years.

Keywords:Bibliometrics, Brazil, exponential growth, growth of literature, informetrics, scientometrics

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Alvarado RUrbizagás, Arango CRestrepo. The growth of Brazilian metrics literature. Journal of Scientometric Research. 2015;4(1):1-9. doi:10.4103/2320-0057.156014.BibTex