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Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators High quality books Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators By:Wolfgang Glänzel,Henk F. Moed,Ulrich Schmoch,Mike Thelwall Published on 2019-10-30 by Springer Nature This handbook presents the state of the art of quantitative methods and models to understand and assess the science and technology system. Focusing on various aspects of the development and application of indicators derived from data on scholarly publications, patents and electronic communications, the individual chapters, written by leading experts, discuss theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, highlight their policy context and relevance, and point to future research directions. A substantial portion of the book is dedicated to detailed descriptions and analyses of data sources, presenting both traditional and advanced approaches. It addresses the main bibliographic metrics and indexes, such as the journal impact factor and the ...