A Bibliometric Note on Isserman’s Panegyric Statistics

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Title: A Bibliometric Note on Isserman’s Panegyric Statistics
Author(s): Sarafoglou, Nikias
Keywords: regional science; journal evaluation; quantitative methods; bibliometrics; Nikias Sarafoglou; SPP; School of Public Policy; George Mason University
Issue Date: 31-Oct-2007
Series/Report no.: GMU School of Public Policy Faculty Working Papers
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Abstract: As a rule, in anniversary celebrations, papers and the related statistics are presented in a positive perspective and even mild self-critical assessment is usually minimized. The 50th anniversary of Regional Science Association International (RSAI) was not an exception to this the rule. Andy Isserman in his Paper in Regional Science (PiRS) article (2004) for the anniversary of RSAI presented panegyric statistics for the history of RSAI related publications. In this context I have reviewed the presentation of Isserman’s assessment of the impact of RSAI research as reflected in the citation data. As a first assessment this which could lead one to draw misleading conclusions about the current state and the history of RSAI publications and their impact.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1920/2857
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