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Is there currently a scientific revolution in scientometrics?

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Abstract

The author of this letter to the editor would like to set forth the argument that scientometrics is currently in a phase in which a taxonomic change, and hence a revolution, is taking place. One of the key terms in scientometrics is scientific impact which nowadays is understood to mean not only the impact on science but the impact on every area of society.

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@article{arxiv.1307.6307,
  title  = {Is there currently a scientific revolution in scientometrics?},
  author = {Lutz Bornmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.6307},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology