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The most-cited metrics-related papers of the twenty-first century

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20 may 2025

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Top 10 most-cited bibliometrics-related papers_

Rank (Median) Paper Times cited (range across databases)
1 Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping 10526~14500
2 An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output 7622~10730
3 Bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis 4372~6992
4 How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines 4060~4774
5 CiteSpace II: Detecting and visualizing emerging trends and transient patterns in scientific literature 2965~4681
6 Bibliometric Methods in Management and Organization 2850~3841
7 Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar: strengths and weaknesses 2422~3236
8 The journal coverage of Web of Science and Scopus: a comparative analysis 2084~3295
9 The increasing dominance of teams in production of knowledge 1845~2248
10 Searching for intellectual turning points: Progressive knowledge domain visualization 1767~2612

The classification systems and selected topics_

Database Classification system Selected Topics
Web of Science Citation Topics-meso level 6.238 Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity
Scopus Scival TC.101 Scientometrics; Biomedical Research; Social Media (medical-related topics excluded)
OpenAlex Topics Scientometrics and Bibliometrics Research

Top 25 most-cited bibliometrics-related papers_ Citation count (ranking) and assigned topics within each database are shown_ The Derek de Solla Price awardees are highlighted in bold_

Rank Publication Citation Count (ranking) Topics
OpenAlex Scopus WoS WoS Scopus OpenAlex
1 Van Eck, N., & Waltman, L. (2010). Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics, 84(2), 523-538. 14500(1) 12553(1) 10526(1) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Data Visualization and Analytics
2 Hirsch, J. E. (2005). An index to quantify an individual’s scientific research output. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(Ą6), 16569-16572. 10730(2) 8670(2) 7622(2) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Cognitive Science and Mapping
3 Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). Bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of informetrics, 77(4), 959-975. 9185(3) 7573(3) 6077(3) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Data Analysis with R
4 Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of business research, 133, 285-296. 6992(4) 5708(4) 4372(4) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
5 Chen, C. (2006). CiteSpace II: Detecting and visualizing emerging trends and transient patterns in scientific literature. Journal of the American Society for information Science and Technology, 57(3), 359-377. 4774(5) 4814(5) 4060(5) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Citation Analysis; Bibliology; Scientometrics Complex Network Analysis Techniques
6 Zupic, I., & Cater, T. (2015). Bibliometric methods in management and organization. Organizational research methods, 18(3), 429-472. 4681(6) 3710(6) 2965(6) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Innovation and Knowledge Management
7 Falagas, M. E., Pitsouni, E. I., Malietzis, G. A., & Pappas, G. (2008). Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, web of science, and Google scholar: strengths and weaknesses. The FASEB journal, 22(2), 338-342. 3841(7) 3313(7) 2850(7) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
8 Mongeon, P., & Paul-Hus, A. (2016). The journal coverage of Web of Science and Scopus: a comparative analysis. Scientometrics, 106, 213-228. 3236(9) 2843(8) 2422(8) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
9 Wuchty, S., Jones, B. E, & Uzzi, B. (2007). The increasing dominance of teams in production of knowledge. Science, 316(5321), 1036-1039. 3295(8) 2343(9) 2084(9) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Coauthorship; Scientific Collaboration; Social Network Analysis Innovation and Knowledge Management
10 Chen, C. (2004). Searching for intellectual turning points: progressive knowledge domain visualization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 101(suppl_1), 5303-5310. 2248(13) 2078(10) 1845(10) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Citation Analysis; Bibliology; Scientometrics Data Visualization and Analytics
11 Garfield, E. (2006). The history and meaning of the journal impact factor. Jama, 295(1), 90-93. 2612(10) 1988(12) 1767(11) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
12 Cobo, M. J., López-Herrera, A. G., Herrera-Viedma, E., & Herrera, F. (2011). Science mapping software tools: Review, analysis, and cooperative study among tools. Journal of the American Society for information Science and Technology, 62(7), 1382-1402. 2352(11) 2006(11) 1666(12) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Social Network Analysis Scientific Computing and Data Management
13 Ellegaard, O., & Wallin, J. A. (2015). The bibliometric analysis of scholarly production: How great is the impact?. Scientometrics, 105, 1809-1831. 2277(12) 1832(13) 1456(15) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
14 Egghe, L. (2006). Theory and practise of the g-index. Scientometrics, 69(1), 131-152. 2103(15) 1830(14) 1593(13) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
15 Cobo, M. J., López-Herrera, A. G., Herrera-Viedma, E., & Herrera, F. (2011). An approach for detecting, quantifying, and visualizing the evolution of a research field: A practical application to the Fuzzy Sets Theory field. Journal of informetrics, 5(1), 146-166. 2045(16) 1765(15) 1505(14) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Social Network Analysis Complex Network Analysis Techniques
17 Van Eck, N. J., & Waltman, L. (2017). Citation-based clustering of publications using CitNetExplorer and VOSviewer. Scientometrics, 111, 1053-1070. 1944(17) 1606(17) 1329(16) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Complex Network Analysis Techniques
16 Hicks, D., Wouters, P., Waltman, L., Rijcke, S., & Rafols, I. (2015). The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics. Nature, 520(7548), 9-11. 2190(14) 1614(16) 1070(22) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
18 Waltman, L., Van Eck, N. J., & Noyons, E. C. (2010). A unified approach to mapping and clustering of bibliometric networks. Journal of informetrics, 4(4), 629-635. 1843(19) 1553(18) 1290(17) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Bibliometric Analysis; Scientometrics Complex Network Analysis Techniques
19 Newman, M. E. (2004). Coauthorship networks and patterns of scientific collaboration. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 101(suppl_1), 5200-5205. 1853(18) 1472(19) 1212(18) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Coauthorship; Scientific Collaboration; Social Network Analysis Complex Network Analysis Techniques
20 Chen, C., Ibekwe-SanJuan, F, & Hou, J. (2010). The structure and dynamics of cocitation clusters: A multiple-perspective cocitation analysis. Journal of the American Society for information Science and Technology, 61(7), 1386-1409. 1545(23) 1410(20) 1177(20) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Citation Analysis; Bibliology; Scientometrics Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
21 Chen, C. (2017). Science mapping: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of data and information science, 2(2). 1533(24) 1397(21) 1202(19) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Citation Analysis; Bibliology; Scientometrics Data Visualization and Analytics
22 Börner, K., Chen, C., & Boyack, K. W. (2003). Visualizing knowledge domains. Annual review of information science and technology, 37(1), 179-255. 1672(21) 1327(22) 1070(22) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Citation Analysis; Bibliology; Scientometrics Data Visualization and Analytics
23 Otte, E., & Rousseau, R. (2002). Social network analysis: a powerful strategy, also for the information sciences. Journal of information Science, 28(6), 441-453. 1530(25) 1293(23) 1074(21) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Coauthorship; Scientific Collaboration; Social Network Analysis Complex Network Analysis Techniques
24 Lee, S., & Bozeman, B. (2005). The impact of research collaboration on scientific productivity. Social studies of science, 35(5), 673-702. 1552(22) 1222(27) 1069(24) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Coauthorship; Scientific Collaboration; Social Network Analysis Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
25 Martín-Martín, A., Orduna-Malea, E., Thelwall, M., &López-Cózar, E. D. (2018). Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A systematic comparison of citations in 252 subject categories. Journal of informetrics, 12(4), 1160-1177. 1407(29) 1240(25) 1067(25) Bibliometrics, Scientometrics & Research Integrity Bibliology; Citation Analysis; Number Scientometrics and Bibliometrics research
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