The notion of dominant terminology in bibliometric research

Fassin, Yves; Rousseau, Ronald

doi:10.2478/jdis-2023-0020

Abstract

In this opinion paper, we introduce the expressions of dominant terminology and dominant term in the quantitative studies of science in analogy to the notion of dominant design in product development and innovation.

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The notion of dominant terminology in bibliometric research

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