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A Comparative Citation Analysis of Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar 

Authors: Michael Levine-Clark a; Esther L. Gil a
Affiliation:   a University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
DOI: 10.1080/08963560802176348
Publication Frequency: 4 issues per year
Published in: journal Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, Volume 14, Issue 1 January 2009 , pages 32 - 46
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Abstract

This article presents the results of a comparative study of Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, and Google Scholar (GS) for a set of 15 business and economics journals. Citations from the three sources were analyzed to determine whether one source is better than another, or whether a new database such as Scopus, or a free database such as GS could replace WoS. The authors concluded that scholars might want to use alternative tools collectively to get a more complete picture of the scholarly impact of an article.
Keywords: Google Scholar; citation analysis; Web of Science; Scopus; collection development; business; economics; impact factor
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