Abstract
A procedure including scientometric methods combined with other techniques is described. This allows to define the membership and structure of a scientific school and to trace the dynamics of its development. Formation and evolution of a scientific school is presented as a purposeful scientific-information process involving changes in the nature and dynamics of the types of information links.
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Malciené, L. Scientometric analysis of a scientific school. Scientometrics 15, 73–85 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021800
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021800