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Naukometriya, Nalimov and Mul’chenko
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
In this article, we try to find out what Vasiliy Nalimov and Zinaida
Mul’chenko exactly wrote in their famous book Naukometriya, the
Study of the Development of Science as an Information Process (1969).
Afterward, the term Naukometriya became known in the West as
Scientometrics.
It is often mentioned that Nalimov invented the term scientometrics,
usually with reference to his book published in 1969. Shouldn’t
Mul’chenko be mentioned as one of the inventors of this term? We
show that referring to Naukometriya is a case of wrong reference, as
Nalimov introduced the term already in 1966.
We further place the term scientometrics in the context of the science of
science and of Soviet science during that period.
Journal: COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management
ISSN: 0973-7766
Issue: 1
Volume: 15
Pages: 213 - 224
Publication year:2021
Accessibility:Open
- See also: Naukometriya, Nalimov and Mul’chenko