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Using scripts to streamline citation analysis on STN International

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The database host STN International allows for extensive citation analysis in the SCISEARCH database (Science Citation Index Expanded) and in the CAplus database (Chemical Abstracts). Along with its powerful browsing, searching and analyzing facilities, STN International also features scripts. In this paper we examine the usefulness of the script language in the automation of citation analysis in SCISEARCH and CAplus.

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  1. Professorship for Social Psychology and Research on Higher Education, ETH Zurich, Zähringerstrasse 24, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland

    Christoph Neuhaus & Hans-Dieter Daniel

  2. InfoLit Information Broker, Bern, Switzerland

    Andreas Litscher

  3. Evaluation Office, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hans-Dieter Daniel

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  1. Christoph Neuhaus
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Correspondence to Christoph Neuhaus.

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Neuhaus, C., Litscher, A. & Daniel, HD. Using scripts to streamline citation analysis on STN International. Scientometrics 71, 145–150 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-1656-5

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