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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/27579| Title: | Bibliographic coupling: An empirical study of Economics |
| Authors: | Mubeen, M A |
| Issue Date: | Jun-1995 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The concept of bibliographic coupling developed by Fano and Kessler is empirically tested in two important sub-disciplines of Economics namely, Monetary Economics and Welfare Economics. All the pertinent research papers in these two sub disciplines from two journals viz; 'American Economic Review' and 'The Economic Journal over a period of ten years have been culled and 45 pairs have been established to ascertain the coupling strength. The study shows that though there are slightly fewer number of citations in the journal 'American Economic Review', the coupling strength is higher and consistent than' The Economic Journal. The tendency of researchers to refer or cite the relevant literature of the immediate past was also observed. This may be due to the fact that either the literature become out of date very quickly or the researchers may not be able to keep track of the entire literature that are being published in a particular discipline, though there are a few exceptions in the case of certain classic and outstanding research papers which are cited frequently. The coupling rate of the citations in American Economic Review has been found to be greater than The Economic Journal. |
| Page(s): | 41-53 |
| ISSN: | 0975-2404 (Online); 0972-5423 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | ALIS Vol.42(2) [June 1995] |
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| ALIS 42(2) 41-53.pdf | 1.8 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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