bibliometrics

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noun

The statistical analysis of texts, especially of published literature and especially of reference citations as semantically important connections between articles.

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Meanings

nounbibliometrics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe statistical analysis of texts, especially of published literature and especially of reference citations as semantically important connections between articles.

Origin

From biblio- + metrics.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 書目計量學 /书目计量学
  • 書目計量學 /书目计量学 (shūmùjìliàngxué)analysis of texts
Dutch bibliometrie
  • bibliometrieanalysis of texts
Finnish bibliometriikka
  • bibliometriikkaanalysis of texts
French bibliométrie
  • bibliométrieanalysis of texts
Portuguese bibliometria
  • bibliometriaanalysis of texts
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APA

bibliometrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliometrics

MLA

“bibliometrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliometrics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibliometrics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibliometrics.

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