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Ranganathan Today: A Citation Study


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2 COLLNET Center, Borgsdorfer Str. 5, D-16540 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany
     

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Using citation analysis we investigated the presence of S. R. Ranganathan's work in the modern scientific literature. We found that during the past twenty two years nearly 400 papers cite at least one piece of Ranganathan's work, significantly more than in the preceding forty years. There is much evidence for a sustainable pervasion of modern science by Ranganathan's work and ideas.

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Citation Received, S.R. Ranganathan.
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Johannes Stegmann
Berlin
Germany

Hildrun Kretschmer
COLLNET Center, Borgsdorfer Str. 5, D-16540 Hohen Neuendorf
Germany


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Authors

Johannes Stegmann
Berlin, Germany
Hildrun Kretschmer
COLLNET Center, Borgsdorfer Str. 5, D-16540 Hohen Neuendorf, Germany

Abstract


Using citation analysis we investigated the presence of S. R. Ranganathan's work in the modern scientific literature. We found that during the past twenty two years nearly 400 papers cite at least one piece of Ranganathan's work, significantly more than in the preceding forty years. There is much evidence for a sustainable pervasion of modern science by Ranganathan's work and ideas.

Keywords


Citation Received, S.R. Ranganathan.

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