scientometrist

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noun

A practitioner of scientometry; one who studies the progression and value of science through quantitative measures

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Meanings

nounscientometrist (plural scientometrists)

plural scientometrists

  1. rareA practitioner of scientometry; one who studies the progression and value of science through quantitative measures

    This paper is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr Kenneth S. Warren in appreciation of his considerable positive influence on the course of schistosomiasis research, first as an experimentalist and subsequently as administrator and scientometrist.

    1998, M.J. Doenhoff, “Granulomatous inflammation and pathogen transmission”, in M. J. Doenhoff, Leslie H. Chappell, editors, Survival of Parasites, Microbes and Tumours, page S121

Origin

From scientometry + -ist.

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scientometrist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientometrist

MLA

“scientometrist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientometrist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scientometrist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientometrist.

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