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The history, goals, and capabilities of the Science Citation Index, which is produced by the Institute for Scientific Information, are reviewed. Recent statistics and data about astronomy are given. We address questions such as the importance of self-citations, whether citations really measure importance, and whether citations in different fields can be fairly compared.
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Abt, H.A. (2003). The Institute for Scientific Information and the Science Citation Index. In: Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 296. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0049-9_13
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