Why has Latour's theory of citations been ignored by the bibliometric community? discussion of sociological interpretations of citation analysis |
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Authors: | Terttu Luukkonen |
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Affiliation: | (1) VTT Group for Technology Studies, P.O. Box 1002, FIN-02044 VTT, (Finland) |
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Abstract: | The paper discusses the often lamented lack of a theory of citations, and the lack of a sociological theory in particular. It draws attention to one proposed theory and discusses the potential reasons why it has not been generally accepted as the theory of citations, despite its merits in explaining many phenomena in the citation behaviour of scientists. This theory has been expounded by Latour and presented, in particular, in his book entitledScience in Action. |
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