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Citation Concept Analysis (CCA) of concepts introduced by Pierre Bourdieu: Measuring their impact across fields and periods Cover

Citation Concept Analysis (CCA) of concepts introduced by Pierre Bourdieu: Measuring their impact across fields and periods

Journal of Data and Information Science
Volume 10 (2025): Issue 1 (February 2025)
By: Lutz Bornmann,  Charles Crothers and  Robin Haunschild  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
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Language: English
Page range: 26 - 46
Submitted on: Oct 7, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 29, 2024
Published on: Jan 27, 2025
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Bibliometrics,
Citation concept analysis (CCA),
Citation content analysis,
Pierre Bourdieu,
Sociology
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Information technology,
Project management,
Databases and data mining

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