James Bond and citations to his books

Author: Lewison, Grant

Source: Scientometrics, Volume 59, Number 3, March 2004 , pp. 311-320(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This paper investigates two bibliometric problems: the listing of books in a specialist area (ornithology) and the determination of the citation pattern to individual authors, who often re-issue their books in later editions. James Bond, a Philadelphia ornithologist, who specialised in the birds of the West Indies, is used as an example of a naturalist whose long career led to many journal articles and enduring scientific fame through a well-known book. He also attained some unexpected notoriety through the use of his name by a popular novelist. Methods for the evaluation of his book and associated bird checklists in comparison with other similar works are presented on the basis of their citations.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:SCIE.0000018536.84255.b1

Affiliations: 1: Email: g.lewison@soi.city.ac.uk

Publication date: 2004-03-01