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Why are the Most Influential Books in Australian Sociology not Necessarily the Most Highly Cited Ones?

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dc.contributor.authorGloser, Jochen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T23:07:44Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-12T08:10:26Z
dc.description.abstractThe vote by TASA members on the 'Most Influential Book in Australian Sociology' (MIBAS) provides an opportunity to compare quantitative indicators based on citations with the peer review represented by the MIBAS votes. While it is generally agreed that citations are only a partial indicator of such a complex phenomenon as quality, citations are regarded as a reflection of a publication's, author's or research group's 'impact' or influence. This assumption is explored by applying several interpretations and operationalizations of the concept of 'influence', by discussing their validity, and by comparing the respective citation rankings to the MIBAS poll. The major lessons of the comparison are that citation-based indicators should not be applied in diachronic comparisons, for evaluating publications on nationally specific topics, or in fields in which books are an important part of the research output.
dc.identifier.issn1440-7833
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/86332
dc.publisherSage Publications Inc
dc.sourceJournal of Sociology
dc.subjectKeywords: Bibliometrics; Evaluation; Scientific influence
dc.titleWhy are the Most Influential Books in Australian Sociology not Necessarily the Most Highly Cited Ones?
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage282
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage261
local.contributor.affiliationGloser, Jochen, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidGloser, Jochen, u4039325
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor160808 - Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub15172
local.identifier.citationvolume40
local.identifier.doi10.1177/1440783304046370
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-25844487891
local.type.statusPublished Version

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