Scientometrics: the project for a science of science transformed into an industry of measurements

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Autor(a) principal: Kinouchi, Renato Rodrigues
Data de Publicação: 2014
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Scientiae Studia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/article/view/98112
Resumo: This paper discusses the intellectual justification of scientometrics through the claim that it is part of the quest for a quantitative science of science. Initially, I will make a brief description of scientometrics' historical background. Next, I will explain that those disciplines that have been satisfactorily mathematized always contain two distinct basic components: an axiomatic, defining the operations that can be realized with the available data, and an interpretation of their meaning. Counting papers and citations is a way to collect statistical data about scientific activities, and therefore the axiomatic basis of scientometrics comes from statistics. Regarding the interpretation of scientometrics, I will argue that the meanings attributed to their key concepts are usually borrowed from economics. Then I discuss how the promise of a science of science becomes a too well adjusted historical narrative that apparently justifies the economic concerns of governments and private corporations.
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spelling Scientometrics: the project for a science of science transformed into an industry of measurements This paper discusses the intellectual justification of scientometrics through the claim that it is part of the quest for a quantitative science of science. Initially, I will make a brief description of scientometrics' historical background. Next, I will explain that those disciplines that have been satisfactorily mathematized always contain two distinct basic components: an axiomatic, defining the operations that can be realized with the available data, and an interpretation of their meaning. Counting papers and citations is a way to collect statistical data about scientific activities, and therefore the axiomatic basis of scientometrics comes from statistics. Regarding the interpretation of scientometrics, I will argue that the meanings attributed to their key concepts are usually borrowed from economics. Then I discuss how the promise of a science of science becomes a too well adjusted historical narrative that apparently justifies the economic concerns of governments and private corporations. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas2014-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/article/view/9811210.1590/S1678-31662014000400008Scientiae Studia; v. 12 (2014): Número Especial; 147-159Scientiae Studia; Vol. 12 (2014): Numero Especial; 147-159Scientiae Studia; Vol. 12 (2014): Special Number; 147-1592316-89941678-3166reponame:Scientiae Studia (Online)instname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/article/view/98112/96948Copyright (c) 2015 Scientiae Studiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKinouchi, Renato Rodrigues2017-06-14T14:41:41Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/98112Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1678-3166&lng=pt&nrm=isoPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ss/oaiariconda@usp.br2316-89941678-3166opendoar:2017-06-14T14:41:41Scientiae Studia (Online) - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
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title_short Scientometrics: the project for a science of science transformed into an industry of measurements
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description This paper discusses the intellectual justification of scientometrics through the claim that it is part of the quest for a quantitative science of science. Initially, I will make a brief description of scientometrics' historical background. Next, I will explain that those disciplines that have been satisfactorily mathematized always contain two distinct basic components: an axiomatic, defining the operations that can be realized with the available data, and an interpretation of their meaning. Counting papers and citations is a way to collect statistical data about scientific activities, and therefore the axiomatic basis of scientometrics comes from statistics. Regarding the interpretation of scientometrics, I will argue that the meanings attributed to their key concepts are usually borrowed from economics. Then I discuss how the promise of a science of science becomes a too well adjusted historical narrative that apparently justifies the economic concerns of governments and private corporations.
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